Example sentences of "she [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | She slanted a challenging look at Claudia . |
| 2 | ‘ I think it must have been coming from the cold of the church into the warmth , or , perhaps — ’ and she made a wan attempt at humour — ‘ it might have been the thought of attending the ladies ’ sewing circle which overcame me ! ’ |
| 3 | Still , she made a creditable attempt at the meal , which she ate with Bill and Tom buffet-style , grouped around Faye 's bed . |
| 4 | She made a mock bite at his chest . |
| 5 | Eleanor Coade had the royal appointment to George III , for whom she made the Gothic screen at St George 's chapel , Windsor , and to the prince of Wales , for whom , successively as prince regent and George IV , she did work at the first Royal Pavilion , Brighton , and Carlton House . |
| 6 | Town and Travel , and she got the presidential suite at the Burlington which is like a , you know , I mean , erm , it 's absolutely gorgeous ! |
| 7 | She became a familiar figure at some of London 's top stores , particularly in Kensington High Street , around the corner from the luxury £400,000 Holland Park Flat she shared with her Neighbours/PWL stablemate Jason Donovan . |
| 8 | She rode on , ducking below trees , shivering as she passed the guarding statues at the crumbling gate . |
| 9 | Then she shouted an obscene suggestion at 65-year-old Jack and sped off . |
| 10 | She cast a withering glance at Peggy now , then whispered back , ‘ Poor soul . |
| 11 | She cast a sidelong glance at Fen . |
| 12 | She cast a regretful look at the big double bed with its luxurious continental quilt . |
| 13 | She cast a malevolent eye at the window as a squall of rain battered the glass , then began an inspection of supplies . |
| 14 | She cast an impatient look at Mitch , who was standing with the same stunned attitude he had adopted when he had seen that the girl was blind . |
| 15 | She cast an anguished look at Guy . |
| 16 | Then she noted a curious twitching at the edge of Lady Merchiston 's bloodless lips and an intensity of the creases at the corners of her eyes . |
| 17 | When she saw Hannah in the sequence where she played the tiny organ at Low Birk Hatt , she tried to arrange for her to come to Lartington to try the unique Aeolian pipe organ in the chapel . |
| 18 | Once the difficult letter was written and posted , a weight seemed to lift from her , and Luce felt almost light-hearted as Michele and she ate a tasty lunch at a small trattoria . |
| 19 | When she entered the room , she directed an unfriendly look at Harold — so far as I remember making no sound — and , seeing where I was sitting , directed a glance at me that , for anyone of lesser resolution , would undoubtedly have turned me into stone . |
| 20 | She received a suspicious glance at this placid response , but she refused to be drawn . |
| 21 | She received a scrappy education at a dame school near her grandmother 's home in Northfleet , from governesses at home and , for a year at the age of fourteen , at a Unitarian school in Clapton . |
| 22 | ‘ Laugh and have fun for the next two weeks because it 's what Les would have wanted , ’ she told the assembled guests at the launch at St George 's Hall . |
| 23 | She threw a cursory glance at Matey , inclining her head slightly , made no gesture at all to McAllister , but merely stared inimically at her , offended by such youthful , dewy charm . |
| 24 | ’ She threw a venomous glance at the TARDIS . |
| 25 | She threw a clinking bag at me . |
| 26 | But she threw an impish look at her employer . |
| 27 | She joined the Northern Bank at its Belfast Head Office and later worked in O'Connell Street and Bray . |
| 28 | Ashton 's careful build-up to this climax makes Vera 's discovery of them in each other 's arms all the more poignant because she shows a child-like petulance at losing one she so longed to have for her own . |
| 29 | She opened the small freezer at the top , and four different types of ice cream , some frozen cream cakes and some ready-to-bake cookie mixes promised further consolation . |
| 30 | She hated the fast ground at York and she 's too good to abuse . |