Example sentences of "at her [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Of course , Miss Hardbroom , ’ said Ethel , smiling demurely at her form-mistress , but pulling a horrid face at Mildred as she passed her by . |
| 2 | Jahsaxa yelled at her commset . |
| 3 | As she had hoped , they opened at her push . |
| 4 | She had the air of a polite bespectacled rabbit at her repast . |
| 5 | The cocked eyebrow indicated that he was re-examining his previous cynical stabs at her ailment . |
| 6 | On one occasion she threw herself against a glass display cabinet at Kensington Palace while on another she slashed at her wrists with a razor blade . |
| 7 | At a second glance one noticed signs of a softer side to her nature : in the delicate primrose pattern of the edging to her tunic ; in the strings of pearl and rose-coloured beads at her wrists ; in the butterfly bow on her otherwise masculine-looking pigtail . |
| 8 | She tried to stand up , but she was tied to the chair at her wrists and ankles . |
| 9 | She enjoyed the discipline of eating them without butter — the idea of keeping pats of butter overnight in a bedroom was abhorrent to her , incompatible with her picture of herself , swansdown on her bedjacket , broderie anglaise at her wrists , nibbling away in a leisured manner , her widow 's weeds for the moment forgotten . |
| 10 | Eleven o'clock the next morning saw her immaculately dressed in a pale grey and pale pink creation , a great froth of fine lace at her throat and at her wrists . |
| 11 | He marvels at her diligence an and the way she continues there . |
| 12 | They chattered until Sally realised the bus was pulling up at her stop . |
| 13 | The court heard that the IRA victim was in the habit of visiting his mother , who was in her 80s , at her Ballycastle home at weekends . |
| 14 | Miss Groundwater — he found that he thought of her in this way again , as a fillip to rage — was seated at her mirror , already in her nightgown , brushing out her hair . |
| 15 | Nell clutched at her chest , trying to stem the rising swell of nausea . |
| 16 | There were only four of us — the other the wife of the French attaché who kept talking about French literature while Ivy fidgeted with her bread and kept glancing at her chest . |
| 17 | Pain stabbed at her chest , twisting like a barbed snake . |
| 18 | But suddenly reality was distorted and in her dream she was pulled to the ground and the two of them began digging at her chest with the rakes . |
| 19 | The tiny hole of the barrel was pointed at her chest and was as unnaturally black as a beauty spot on an expanse of white bosom . |
| 20 | She bit her bottom lip , brought her arms together at her chest so that her hands met at her mouth . |
| 21 | She has her hand on the door , and I have my gun pointing at her chest . |
| 22 | She began to scream , high , sharp screams that tore at her chest and hurt her throat . |
| 23 | A guilty pain began gnawing at her chest . |
| 24 | She walked , that Friday morning , halting and clutching at her chest , into the medical centre , and her face was grey with pain . |
| 25 | The thin hand was clutching at her chest and throat . |
| 26 | The old lady clutched at her chest for a moment , and Lina took a step forward , but Mrs Richards waved her away . |
| 27 | Her eyes were still adjusting from the brightness outside and she felt a surge of panic at her mistake , but he did nothing . |
| 28 | A women 's team was launched at her university and this season they seem destined to be the top student side in the UK as they are currently unbeaten and through to the semi-finals of the students ' cup competition . |
| 29 | At her voice the car engine revved into life and the vehicle accelerated fast round the sweep . |
| 30 | Dierdrie leaned forward , peering up cheekily at her friend 's averted face . |