Example sentences of "she [vb past] [adv] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Gently rocked by the smooth , rhythmic action of the calm sea , she gazed up at the sky above .
2 Nadine 's voice was calmer now , subdued and contemplative as she gazed up at the ceiling .
3 She gazed up at the ceiling with its painted blue flowers and wondered what Arnie was doing in Bradford .
4 She gazed around at the paintings which hung on the walls , looking but not really seeing .
5 But , as she gazed around at the chintz sofas , and the French-provincial-style velvet-upholstered dining-room chairs — which she could see through a far open doorway — it occurred to Laura that maybe it was the only way to preserve such sumptuous furnishings on a shoreline likely to be damp and salty in the latter part of the year , while , outside the large windows , she could see automatic sprinklers drenching the fine green lawns that ran down to the beach .
6 She gazed down at the London horizon , its tranquillity pierced by hulks of office buildings .
7 She gazed down at the floor despondently .
8 Lying on her back , stretched flat beneath the sheet , she gazed abstractedly at the oblong of high , cobalt-blue sky framed in the window .
9 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 .
10 She peered suspiciously at the sheet , now folded neatly at the end of one of the benches .
11 She peered intently at the tears in the garments .
12 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 .
13 She peered again at the water below and fought with the nausea and the dizziness and the fear .
14 Pascoe watched her as she peered out at the lowlife in the streets .
15 Wiping breath from the window , she peered out at the landmarks , all so distant from the place where she longed to be .
16 She pouted prettily at the playwright .
17 But this time she staggered back at the force of his tongue , invading , probing and making her gasp with unwanted pleasure .
18 When she returned to the kitchen , she sank down at the table and tried to eat a little of the food , conscious that Craig was watching her .
19 She shrivelled inside at the thought of having to tell Maggie about the accident .
20 His gaze dropped to her breasts and she shrivelled inside at the contempt in his tone .
21 She gloated inwardly at the memory .
22 She poked busily at the concoctions , withdrew the tins from the oven and put them on the scrubbed wooden table to cool .
23 She squinted up at the sun .
24 Brushing a shaky , tired hand through her tangled blonde hair , she squinted down at the watch on her wrist .
25 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 .
26 She came out at the head of the stairs and looked down .
27 The family 's maid has told how a dishevelled Spiro stopped her working when she turned up at the home the day after the killings .
28 She turned up at the Café Dôme one night , her beautiful dress torn to shreds .
29 She turned quickly at the sound of my footsteps on the gravel .
30 There were several messages for her when she arrived back at the hotel , and she worked at her desk until six before walking back to the house through the gathering dusk .
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