Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] her [noun] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Things did go wrong … she 'd trusted in the powers of justice and compassion before , and she 'd lost her mother … she 'd trusted Mortimer with her friendship and he 'd betrayed her … trusted Guy with the whole of her heart and soul last night and all the time he 'd been laughing behind her back at the ‘ sexy redhead ’ from Chesters … |
| 2 | She rose from her chair at the little antique bureau which stood in the attic window space , bent down and fumbled for the catch of the secret drawer which she had found there . |
| 3 | She drew in her breath at the simplicity of it , wondering why she had n't thought of it before , and it excited her so much she put forward the suggestion without stopping to think if it was wise . |
| 4 | Merrill laughed again , then glanced up , the laughter dying in her throat at the sight of Luke leaning nonchalantly in the doorway of his office , the expression of locked-in fury contradicting his easy stance . |
| 5 | When she turned to question Lucenzo , her breath caught in her throat at the infinite tenderness in his eyes . |
| 6 | The breath caught in her throat at the sight of his broad chest with its thick mat of glistening golden hair . |
| 7 | When he did n't answer immediately she glanced up at him , and the breath caught in her throat at the look of barely controlled fury in his night-dark eyes . |
| 8 | In later years she suffered badly from varicose veins on her legs , which contributed to her death at the age of 82 . |
| 9 | And yet , of course , she had noticed ; the darkness once again hid the colour that rose to her cheeks at the recollection of the airs she had put on during those visits to the racecourse . |
| 10 | Lucenzo burst into laughter himself , and she wished he had n't , a sharp jolt of awareness rocketing through her body at the dazzling transformation of his face and the deep , warm sound that had travelled through her to her tingling toes . |
| 11 | Mrs Hepburn said she had been living with her husband at the time of the alleged crimes but was now in the process of divorcing him . |
| 12 | She appears not to have worshipped alongside her husband at the chapel ; he was a full member , and his daughters would later follow in his footsteps , but Ann never committed herself in quite that way . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm full of fight , ’ she was reported to have said upon her arrival at the Hospitality Inn . |
| 14 | Once , her taut nerves convinced her there were footsteps leaving the typists ' room and she dropped to her knees at the side of the desk where someone glancing in would not see her . |
| 15 | If she is staying in a comfortable hotel , has a caddie to look after her needs at the golf course and can travel on the packages arranged by the Tour 's travel operators , then she is more likely to be able to devote her full concentration on her golf . |
| 16 | She bit her lip , conscious of the colour racing into her face at the unexpected praise . |
| 17 | So was Alice Dodds , who lived with her family at the far end of the Butts . |
| 18 | Laura glanced through her eyelashes at the thick dark hair curling over the edge of his collar , the relaxed set of his broad-shouldered figure as he continued to idly watch the passing scenery , while he talked so calmly and dismissively about a marriage which , it was quite clear , had never been of any major importance in his life . |
| 19 | ‘ Those , ’ said Aunt Lou , lowering herself stiffly into a chair and pointing with her stick at the walnut cabinet , ‘ are yours ’ . |
| 20 | He looked at her and she felt the colour rising in her cheeks at the knowledge that she was breaking one of the first rules of medicine , which was never to make promises you could n't possibly guarantee to keep . |
| 21 | But she could not help a resurgence of the queries raised in her mind at the hint of scandal in connection with his mother as she found herself in Mrs Alderley 's coach , being driven to Switham House . |
| 22 | Rachaela had given in her notice at the Pizza Eater and left just as the free balloons began to be given out and Christmas pudding appeared on the menu . |
| 23 | She walked into the make-up room , then stopped in her tracks at the sight of Marianne sitting in the chair before the mirror . |
| 24 | So she hurried downstairs to fix herself some breakfast — and almost stopped in her tracks at the sight of the figure who was seated at the kitchen table . |
| 25 | Anna Zborowska posed for two nude paintings , presumably painted in her rooms at the Sunny Hotel with Lunia acting as chaperone . |
| 26 | She would elicit from her colleagues at the Versorelli Institute the exact itinerary Kingdom had followed there in November . |
| 27 | Jenna had never heard her own name said with so much accusation and all she could do was nod her head , words sticking in her throat at the blast of displeasure in the dark voice . |
| 28 | She fidgeted between her sheets at the thought of those photograph books , so stupefyingly dull , when Dora 's Dolls ' House , or a game of Happy Families might have cheered him up . |
| 29 | And even if it was n't too personal , did she really want him to know that some wee devil of tenderness pulled at her heart at the grey lines of weariness etched into his face ? |
| 30 | Prickles formed over her flesh at the sound . |