Example sentences of "as she [vb past] [adv] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ Ruins that lass , she does , ’ she thought in disgust , as she glanced across at George 's mother-in-law . |
| 3 | Theda , meanwhile , had sunk back into her chair , a stricken look in her eyes as she stared unseeingly at Aycliffe . |
| 4 | It was a perfunctory smile , which gradually changed into something more intimate as she stared quizzically at Jacqui . |
| 5 | Isabel lifted her chin , pride and defiance turning her eyes a stormy grey as she stared back at fitzAlan coldly . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | As she gazed benignly at Alison eating ginger cake , she had a sudden very clear vision of the dead babies floating in the bath . |
| 9 | Now as she looked up at Bob Collins , the smile left her face . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | She rolled the mug between her hands as she looked over at Travis , who was sorting through their belongings . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | She managed to keep her own voice even as she smiled sympathetically at Jim . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |