Example sentences of "[prep] her at [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I could have jumped on board of her at the time from the jib-boom . ’ |
| 2 | She looked behind her at the door of the courtroom . |
| 3 | Once ensconced in her burrow , the female mite will soon begin to lay eggs , which accumulate behind her at the rate of three or four a day . |
| 4 | HERE 'S someone to make tennis ace Monica Seles really grunt and groan — Hollywood heart-throb Pierce Brosnan , spotted with her at a tournament in Los Angeles . |
| 5 | He ordered a pastis for himself and a pineau de Charentes for Sabine , then sat down with her at a table in the corner . |
| 6 | You came without warning and without asking my permission and sat with her at the back of the lecture theatre , exchanging glances and comments . |
| 7 | One day , she had shyly asked the Princesse whether Portia might come and spend a week with her at the beginning of the summer break . |
| 8 | Her mother spoke emotionally of the moment when they were reunited with her at the hospital on Sunday . |
| 9 | Mat was good too , because he did n't want to arrive at her place hot and flustered ; not today , not with her at the end of the walk , not with that subtle but unequivocal promise there , waiting , ready . |
| 10 | Lord Archer and Lord Healey , both in Santa Claus outfits , had been with her at an event in honour of Headway , the National Head Injuries Association . |
| 11 | Right now it would have taken more than a memory of someone else 's predictions to have any effect on the blazing anger stirring in her at the prospect of sweaty workmen and a ruined holiday . |
| 12 | One look inside her at the devastation of her soul would have told a very different story . |
| 13 | And Sheffield Crown Court has heard how a man allegedly kidnapped and raped his wife ; the man who ca n't be named for legal reasons , was separated from her at the time of the supposed attack , and the case is making legal history . |
| 14 | It was nearly as tall an order as Eva 's father had set before her at the beginning of her life . |
| 15 | A sharp pang shot through her at the thought of Dana travelling alone with Roman . |
| 16 | The explosion of joy that had suddenly burst through her at the thought of seeing him , at the thought of being with him , for a moment had overcome her senses . |
| 17 | A shudder ran through her at the thought of meeting Luke Calder again and she turned away , making a great performance of picking up her handbag . |
| 18 | She paused , surprised by the wave of pain and nostalgia that passed through her at the mention of the name , leaving her weak and trembling ; as if the sights , sounds , smells , tastes , feelings , sufferings of years could be experienced again in a single spasm of sickening intensity : the cold cubicle , the rustle of habits and the squeaking of boots as the nuns filed into the chapel , the stink of stew in the refectory ; her first lesson , the children shaking their up-stretched hands , eager to please the new sister ; Hilda , dew-fresh in her white blouse and neatly-pressed gym-slip , shy and ardent in the back row ; Hilda and herself together in the copse , in the chapel , in the cloisters , praying , talking , joking , sharing secrets , confidences … |
| 19 | His lean and powerful body was relaxed in the black suit , long legs crossed towards her , chest turned towards her , and he was watching her with narrowed eyes , obviously rearranging his thoughts about her at a rate of knots . |
| 20 | She looked about her at the freshness of the morning , then laughed and , pulling her hair out of the tight bun she had secured it in to ride , shook her head . |
| 21 | Outside , she stood and looked about her at the maze of buildings . |
| 22 | As she followed Penry as quickly as she could she looked about her at the island with interest , curious to see what had lain behind a veil of sea mist and rain since her dramatic arrival . |
| 23 | Wilcox waited impatiently for her at the bottom of the final staircase . |
| 24 | Whenever Jacob was meeting Deirdre outside college hours he waited for her at the bottom of Patrick 's Hill where it joined King Street . |
| 25 | Clare was in the bathroom , and he waited for her at the bottom of the stairs . |
| 26 | Luke was waiting for her at the bottom of the staircase , fifteen minutes later , looking — surprise , surprise ! — extremely impatient . |
| 27 | He would leave a message for her at the desk in the Grand Hotel foyer . |
| 28 | After she had signed in , Brian Everthorpe directed her to the section of the car park reserved for visitors , and waited for her at the entrance to the Administration Block . |
| 29 | Uncle Alfred was waiting for her at the entrance to the nest when she arrived . |
| 30 | ‘ Is this how princes use their power and privilege ? ’ she raged , and his hands loosened their grip on her at the fury in her face . |