Example sentences of "she [vb past] [adv prt] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Lindsey found her hands gripping the deck rail as she gazed out at the golden track made by the fading sun on the water . |
2 | Laura took in the boundless wealth surrounding her , the possibilities of power , she gazed back at the golden coffin of the false messiah and back at Jonathan . |
3 | She peered around at the various exhibits , squinting into the sun . |
4 | ‘ Mummy will be cross , ’ she murmured , wrinkling her nose as she peered down at the long tear . |
5 | She peered down at the dark water in the basin below . |
6 | She gestured down at the pale lilac , close-fitting , long-sleeved light wool jersey dress she was wearing . |
7 | Shaking her head at the kick , she lashed out at the whole row of stores opposite her cathedral and dispelled them to dust . |
8 | He left Helen and went to have a bath and in the cold steamy bathroom there came to him this vision of a distant unreal Helen looking — well , radiant was the unexpected word that came to mind — looking not her usual self at all in some frock that glowed and billowed and rustled as she came in at the front door late , pink-cheeked , a touch dishevelled and greeted by the stone wall of Dorothy 's disapproval . |
9 | She frowned up at the strange twisted forms of rock that were brilliantly lit by concealed coloured lights . |
10 | When she walked in at the back door Mrs Peterson said : ‘ You 're back then . |
11 | She glanced up at the blackened night sky , pin-pointed with stars so wondrous that it made her feel like crying , and wished she were home , warm and safe in bed . |
12 | As they reached the door she glanced down at the small flower bed which gardeners in the congregation were trying to cultivate with more optimism than success in the unrewarding soil at the side of the path . |
13 | She glanced down at the empty hearth , where the crumpled page had fallen and partly unfurled . |
14 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she began to apologise as she turned the lock and pulled back the door , ‘ I should have — ’ Then she stopped , speechless , as she stared up at the tall figure of Robert Sheldrake . |
15 | She stared up at the granite-harsh features , trembling as much from the insidious effect of his hands on her back , pressing her against the male strength of his body , as from her growing anger at his arrogant , hurtful lack of confidence in her … |
16 | Crossing to the window , she stared out at the murky night . |
17 | She stared down at the disgusting mass as it came away in her hand for a moment and then she marched after him with pursed lips and a determined gleam in her eyes . |
18 | She stared down at the scattered glass shimmering in the blackened water , remembered stories of people drowning in only inches of water and acknowledged her condition with a sinking heart . |
19 | She stared down at the living dead face . |
20 | She stared down at the frothing white surf that slid past the ship 's side and fell into a reverie in which imaginings of her future life became mixed with memories of past days at Ballingolin . |
21 | She stared down at the crumpled bed as the door clicked quietly behind him , and then buried her face miserably into the pillow . |
22 | She looked around at the other people in the water , and when she saw Matthew , brown and sinewy , poised on the board for a swift controlled racing dive , she admitted to herself that it was him she was searching for . |
23 | She looked around at the bare , cheerless workshop , at the roughly made counter and the cold bare flags of the floor and shivered , what a place to have to work , even in her own reduced circumstances she was so much better placed than Hari Morgan . |
24 | As Donna climbed the stairs slowly she looked around at the dozens of people entering and leaving the building , wondering how the hell she was supposed to find someone she 'd never seen before . |
25 | The desperate woman 's eyes sparkled and she looked up at the crafty totter with new interest . |
26 | Bessie was busy rolling out pastry for the meat pies and she looked up at the young nurse . |
27 | She looked up at the six solid feet of him , at the huge , deep chest under his black shirt , at his bulging arm muscles . |
28 | She looked up at the curved glass roof overhead , so high and with pigeons on the inside , fluttering amongst the iron girders , trapped inside . |
29 | She looked up at the flawless blue sky , dotted with a few drifting white clouds . |
30 | She looked up at the clear sky . |