Example sentences of "[conj] she [verb] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Theda could barely repress a sigh of relief , although she wondered at the strange way the woman spoke . |
| 2 | In desperation she slammed the stop-cock open and precious oxygen knifed outwards in an icy cloud that she aimed at the farthest point . |
| 3 | She walks from her flat at the wrong end of Ladbroke Grove , along the Harrow Road , under various stretches of motorway , past the Metropole Hotel where she calls in to buy herself a drink in the Cosmo-Cocktail Bar ( she is perversely fond of the Metropole Hotel ) , and then through various increasingly handsome although gloomy back streets , until she arrives at the arranged corner . |
| 4 | Of a sudden Aggie rose from the table and left the room , and the smile slid slowly from Millie 's face and she looked at the funny young man , as she thought of him , and said , ‘ Is she vexed ? ’ |
| 5 | Which left her free to make mistakes , overdo the set of his features , and she grinned at the strange yet familiar creature , disdainful nose , filll lips and ridiculous chin . |
| 6 | And she tugged at the patterned chenille cloth spread on the table . |
| 7 | A second stroke followed without respite , and she squealed at the strange torment it brought to her twin moons . |
| 8 | Lucenzo reached out and pushed back the tress of copper hair which had fallen over her forehead , and she trembled at the sensual drift of his fingers over her face . |
| 9 | He tightened her to him , parting her lips , and she moaned at the primitive caress of his tongue stroking against hers , exploring her mouth . |
| 10 | If she fails at the substantive hearing , that will be because the court will then have decided that it would not be in [ J. 's ] best interest for his life to be artificially saved or prolonged . |
| 11 | but , erm , she was hoping to come to the meeting this evening , but she phoned at the last minute and said she could n't make it , but erm , I do n't know if it would be more appropriate perhaps for the schools groups to get in touch with her and I |
| 12 | But she pulled at the pink blanket and did n't say anything . |
| 13 | And then , when she looked at the high terrace with its pots of trailing geraniums , she could see nothing for the shadow was so intense — not the pale blob of a face or the movement of a hand — but she was suddenly as sure as she could be of anything that someone was standing there , looking down , waiting for them to get out of the car and watching them . |
| 14 | Benny stumbled from time to time , and became tongue-tied when she looked at the handsome boy sitting beside them . |
| 15 | All the same , she could feel butterflies in her stomach when she arrived at the imposing entrance to Puddephat 's college at twelve . |
| 16 | Neither ailment had been positively identified when she arrived at the Royal and it was decided to transfer her for further investigation . |
| 17 | When she arrived at the Red House , a large Citroën was parked at the top of the short drive . |
| 18 | She stood in a large yard with a glass of white wine in her hand and it spilt down the front of her red dress when she jumped at the banging noise of a firework . |
| 19 | She always felt unnerved when she researched at the august Victoria and Albert Museum and became only too conscious of her lack of formal training . |
| 20 | Crawling a little closer to the heat , she wrapped herself up and lay down , pillowing her head on her arm as she stared at the flickering flames . |
| 21 | Shock flooded her as she stared at the tall , dark-haired , dark-eyed man , who seemed in those initial moments not to be believing his eyes either . |
| 22 | Her face reflecting her disgust , and horror as she stared at the other woman , Ellie turned to glance at Feargal to see how he might be taking this insulting piece of arrant mischief-making , and was astonished to see that he looked not angry , but almost sad . |
| 23 | Caroline 's voice was an appalled croak as she stared at the new arrival . |
| 24 | ‘ Our King John ? ’ she asked in surprise as she stared at the ruined fort that overlooked the lough . |
| 25 | As she waited at the only traffic lights in the main street , her attention was caught as a man came out from a hardware shop . |
| 26 | Emily seemed to sense this too as she gazed at the uppermost branches . |
| 27 | Her deeply lined face was creased into a smile as she gazed at the tiny ear in her hand . |
| 28 | As she stiffened at the implied doubt Michele rasped , ‘ I must congratulate you . ’ |
| 29 | And her eyes too shone as she looked at the two men sitting there . |
| 30 | As she looked at the tiny bundle she said drily : ‘ Thank goodness he has n't got ears like his father . ’ |