Example sentences of "she [verb] [adv] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lying on her back , stretched flat beneath the sheet , she gazed abstractedly at the oblong of high , cobalt-blue sky framed in the window . |
| 2 | No-one had said whose the other was , but from the tone of their glances Elizabeth guessed he was her husband 's — she glowed inside at the word . |
| 3 | She peered suspiciously at the sheet , now folded neatly at the end of one of the benches . |
| 4 | As each slightly shamefaced figure came up to the table , she peered intently at the face , muttered ‘ Sweet or dry ? ’ and then poured from one of her bottles as if administering Syrup of Figs or Cod Liver Oil to the infant sick . |
| 5 | She peered again at the water below and fought with the nausea and the dizziness and the fear . |
| 6 | She pouted prettily at the playwright . |
| 7 | She shrivelled inside at the thought of having to tell Maggie about the accident . |
| 8 | His gaze dropped to her breasts and she shrivelled inside at the contempt in his tone . |
| 9 | She gloated inwardly at the memory . |
| 10 | Sally-Anne 's own preserve was the kitchen , where she ate either at the kitchen table , or , when that was full , at a small card table which was folded up and put away when she had finished . |
| 11 | She turned quickly at the sound of my footsteps on the gravel . |
| 12 | The alarm clock woke Claudia for the second time and she sniffed appreciatively at the aroma penetrating her room . |
| 13 | She glanced hesitantly at the door . |
| 14 | Every few minutes she glanced again at the postcard . |
| 15 | A little later , she glanced again at the book and said : ‘ A side of life I know nothing about . |
| 16 | The car skidded a little , came straight ; she glanced forward at the road , saw the corner and the trees . |
| 17 | ‘ When I said I was tired she glanced sideways at the bed and hinted she was fairly tired herself . |
| 18 | She glanced irritably at the waiter , barely resisting the urge , it seemed , to hurry him up so that her companion could continue . |
| 19 | The instant they landed , she glanced across at the paper . |
| 20 | She glanced across at the Laboratory clock . |
| 21 | She knocked loudly at the door of his room and carried in a tray of caviar . |
| 22 | Feeling a wave of dizziness , she slumped defeatedly at the kitchen table . |
| 23 | Ever since she 'd seen a real arachnid close up she shuddered just at the word . |
| 24 | Her voice was judicial , but she quailed inwardly at the flare of anger that lit the blue eyes . |
| 25 | She stared uneasily at the envelope , at the black , firm hand , at the French stamp , and then she put out the light and went to bed . |
| 26 | She stared stoically at the tapestry wall-hanging in front of her . |
| 27 | She stared meaningfully at the place where his fingers were circling her upper arm , and he made a wry face and released her . |
| 28 | She stared glumly at the window . |
| 29 | After he had gone , she stared blankly at the stack of boxes he had left . |
| 30 | Slumping down on the side of the bed , she stared blankly at the cheque in her hand . |