Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] at her [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Bella peered at her through the dark .
2 When he threw open shutters to let in air and light , pictures sprang at her from the walls .
3 She followed , and Lucy waved at her in the mirror at every light .
4 Grimma stared at her with the kind of expression reserved for people who turn out , against all expectation , to have interesting and secret histories .
5 The carvings swung , and up there an owl of wood stared at her among the leaves .
6 Ryker loomed at her through the flames and she hurled the water both at him and at the fire .
7 ’ Her husband gazed at her across the body .
8 Vitor looked at her across the table .
9 Infected by his laughter the wife of the younger mandarin smiled , and Joseph looked at her for the first time .
10 At last she felt clear and a kind woman smiled at her among the machines and said , ‘ Nearly ready now . ’
11 A dark and lovely young woman smiled at her from the doorstep .
12 Iris grinned at her over the rim of her glass of mineral water .
13 And of course , it took her no time to work out that precisely the opposite would apply to the beams coming at her from the front of the craft .
14 Lydia blinked at her through the misty light of the headlamps .
15 Elizabeth attempted to escape in the Isuzu , but crashed as her attacker hacked at her through the window .
16 She cracked eggs into a frying pan and stood over them while they cooked , wincing as hot fat spat at her from the pan .
17 Cheryl looked at her for the first time .
18 Rod Porter peered at her over the top of his book , glancing at the other visitors .
19 Maggie looked blankly at the face grinning at her from the queue , and as she pushed a cup of tea across the counter she said , ‘ You were saying ? ’
20 Mary turned her head , and noticed Ben Weatherstaff 's angry face looking at her over the garden wall .
21 Jonathan 's face grinned at her from the telescreens .
22 In the bathroom , her woebegone face stared at her from the mirror .
23 The solicitor glared at her over the top of his spectacles , unamused .
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