Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] her [noun] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucy found her tongue at last . |
| 2 | Despite the many improvements in state provision Eva found her time at social services a great eye opener . |
| 3 | Sophie shook her head at this . |
| 4 | When interviewed by police , Williams put her speed at 30 to 35 mph , he added . |
| 5 | Kelly hung her head at this unusually long speech . |
| 6 | Miss Logan concealed her astonishment at this curious lecture , but felt bound to enquire further . |
| 7 | Polly found her tongue at last and spoke with all the frosty dignity she could muster . |
| 8 | Sally-Anne tossed her head at this , and repeated that it was all nothing — ‘ And really you should not make such a fuss over so little ’ — but all the same she was happy to let Matey help her up to bed ; she felt strangely weak , and the thought of Sunday lunch and washing up , and all the work to be done before the day was over , made her feel worse than ever . |
| 9 | Bernard refused her offer at first ; he did not think her English was fluent enough . |