Looking "V at n" construction

Form

NP
Perceiver
Verb
at
NP
Phenomenon

Examples

Perceiver He
Verb looked
at at
Phenomenon [the stains on his hands.]
Perceiver [The water boy]
was
Verb laughing
at at
Phenomenon me.

Meaning

A Perceiver turns his or her gaze towards a Phenomenon.

Roles

Perceiver
The person who is looking at the Phenomenon.
Phenomenon
What the Perceiver turns his or her gaze to.

Frames

Perception_active ( Perceiver_agentive, Phenomenon )

Inherits from

Sub-constructions

Lexical items ( Verb slot)

Scrutiny look Chapple looked at conviction rates in Seattle, Washington. Perception_active gape I gaped at the speaker as if she were a mirage. gawk All the other dealers were gawking at Sir Willie, gasping at the sight of him in all his glory. gawp Cornelius snatched the newspaper and gawped at it in disbelief. gaze I gazed at the devastation from behind a stone horsetrough. glance The Bishop glanced at his watch. glare He glared at Mr Catlett, who quailed before this rare intimidation from a man who was normally jovial and kind. glower He glowered at old Donald, as though to brand the accusation on to him too. goggle Huw goggled at him — then his face creased into laughter. leer He leered at her and she wanted to strike him. look He looked at the stains on his hands. ogle By comparison, fans have ogled at Mickelson in amazement as he's spent an inordinate amount of time signing autographs after his rounds. peek It would be wrong to peek at the ending. peep This was not one of the women he had peeped at on other occasions. peer Now they're all sitting in offices peering at screens from seven in the morning. squint Gurder squinted at the sun again. stare She stared at him in astonishment for several silent seconds.

Phraseological constructions