Example sentences of "[subord] she [vb past] [adv] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , although she smiled briefly at Folly in a friendly enough way , she seemed too distracted to wait for an answer , and started to usher them inside . |
| 2 | While she muddled through at maths and science she was more at home with subjects involving people . |
| 3 | She did n't have either the time or the inclination to hold ‘ receptions ’ — whatever they might be — but when she returned home at night , exhausted from her day in the City , she never failed to appreciate the deep sense of peaceful calm and serenity of the large , thickly carpeted room . |
| 4 | When she looked again at Nicola Hammond 's face , she could tell that the woman 's eyes were fixed , but unseeing . |
| 5 | When she looked back at Mick she allowed her gaze to rest on him for some seconds before she answered , ‘ Of course I know who it is . |
| 6 | When she looked back at Petion , she saw that he was watching her with a sympathetic expression . |
| 7 | Georgina Molyneux told the Winchester inquest : ‘ When she came home at Christmas she was not her normal self , she seemed very quiet . |
| 8 | Irene Green found her husband Gordon , 57 , slumped in a chair when she arrived home at Hall Drive , Acklam , Middlesbrough , on October 21 . |
| 9 | Mrs Morrison , who suffers from back trouble and can barely walk , was in tears when she arrived home at Quaker Lane where she lives with daughter Joan McIntyre . |
| 10 | When she turned up at Buckingham University in her newly ennobled capacity she showed nothing had changed . |
| 11 | But ITN man Michael said : ‘ Eventually she was persuaded to wear it and when she turned up at school and saw all the girls wearing skirts she was absolutely relieved . ’ |
| 12 | When she called in at Bloomsbury House for a routine chat , her adviser noted that she ‘ looks very dirty and neglected and is taking no pride at all in her personal appearance ’ . |
| 13 | Richard , back from work after a tiresome day , stopped on the Embankment to look , and remembered that he had once gone on board the Waalhaven for a drink when she put in at Orfordness . |
| 14 | She said nothing more and Jenna sat down to her breakfast , but as she glanced across at Marguerite , who was busy at the cooker , she saw tears standing in the dark eyes and guilt rushed over her as she realised why . |
| 15 | ‘ Ruins that lass , she does , ’ she thought in disgust , as she glanced across at George 's mother-in-law . |
| 16 | Theda , meanwhile , had sunk back into her chair , a stricken look in her eyes as she stared unseeingly at Aycliffe . |
| 17 | It was a perfunctory smile , which gradually changed into something more intimate as she stared quizzically at Jacqui . |
| 18 | Isabel lifted her chin , pride and defiance turning her eyes a stormy grey as she stared back at fitzAlan coldly . |
| 19 | Surprise made her catch a breath , but it was the swiftly ensuing resentment that held it locked in her lungs for seconds after she should have expelled it as she stared questioningly at Luke Scott , casually elegant in a beautifully made lightweight jacket worn over a pale shirt and obviously expensive trousers with a discreetly fashionable belt . |
| 20 | As she gazed forlornly at Blackie 's , knowing that there would be no more collecting of specimens and no more colouring in , she felt guilt as well as resentment . |
| 21 | As she gazed benignly at Alison eating ginger cake , she had a sudden very clear vision of the dead babies floating in the bath . |
| 22 | Now as she looked up at Bob Collins , the smile left her face . |
| 23 | The trust which had shown on Effie 's face , before the chloroform-induced unconsciousness , was now repeated on McAllister 's as she looked up at Dr Neil . |
| 24 | She rolled the mug between her hands as she looked over at Travis , who was sorting through their belongings . |
| 25 | She danced on , oblivious , then he must have said something , and she danced seductively , fluidly , to the edge of the roof , hips moving slow , a big smile on her face as she looked down at Lewis , then she threw herself off the roof . |
| 26 | She managed to keep her own voice even as she smiled sympathetically at Jim . |
| 27 | After the normal speculation that surrounds these events I was put out of my misery as she weighed in at 32lb 4oz — to say I was ecstatic would have been an understatement . |
| 28 | Alexandra felt smooth and neat and tight and regretful that , with Lyddy to keep a stern eye on standards , she could not secretly leave off her stays when the weather got warmer as she did occasionally at Bewick . |