Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [v-ing] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she arched finally , feeling him convulse with a groan between joy and pain , she was swept by waves of pride at the gift that had been given and received , her fingers pulling at the thick dark hair , pushing possessively over the muscles of his back , sliding down the sweat-soaked hollows of his spine to the tight muscles slackening in the aftermath of love . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , yes , you are , Laura , ’ he drawled softly , her limbs trembling at the hard , flat note of certainty in his voice . |
| 3 | I mean … people who only succeed through their family connections depress me , ’ she went on frantically , her head spinning at the glittering lures being dangled before her eyes . |
| 4 | Ronni swivelled round to look at him , her stomach tightening at the sudden dark note in his voice . |
| 5 | The burglars , often children , keep their victim talking at the front door while an accomplice gets into the house and grabs what he can . |
| 6 | He reached out to touch a hand to the elaborate topknot , but she dodged away , retreating in haste along the counter , her face flaming at the scathing glitter in his eyes . |
| 7 | MAXIM Vengerov dazzled everyone who heard his winning playing at the 1990 Carl Flesch Violin Competition in London . |
| 8 | Tommy Dowens , the Su Ragazzi coach , is taking no chances on his team falling at the semi-final stage again . |
| 9 | He 'd have spent all his time looking at the bloody birds in the Jungle instead of reading his cue-cards . |
| 10 | On top of the CPRE work , he spends a quarter of his time teaching at the National Film School . |