Example sentences of "she [vb past] [prep] he [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 As she gazed at him in mute appeal he turned his back .
2 She gazed at him in blank astonishment .
3 She gazed at him in horrified disbelief as realisation hit home .
4 She gaped at him in blank astonishment , then frowned .
5 Perkin on her other side was saying contritely , ‘ Sorry , darling , sorry , ’ and she turned to him with ever-ready forgiveness , the adult of the pair .
6 Alain came in without even knocking and she turned on him with furious hurt .
7 She glanced at him in quick surprise , wondering what sort of favour he could possibly have in mind .
8 Stopping in her tracks , she stared at him with cool , blank eyes and freed her arm .
9 She stared at him with defiant hazel eyes .
10 She was scarcely aware of the tapping at the door until it opened and Niall came into the room , his presence the catalyst for so many warring emotions within her that she stared at him with mutinous , tear-filled eyes .
11 But … you said — ’ Horror-struck , she stared at him with frightened eyes .
12 But — ’ she stared at him with saucer-wide eyes ‘ — are n't you furious with me ? ’
13 She stared at him with large serious eyes .
14 ‘ I know , ’ he admitted softly and she stared at him in astonished disbelief .
15 She stared at him in growing disbelief .
16 Guy 's voice was harsh , the taut mask of detachment crumbling as she stared at him in bleak misery .
17 She swallowed hard and waited for the ringing in her head to clear and for the room to steady once more , then , summoning all of her courage , she looked at him with icy contempt .
18 She looked at him with awful fascination because she had heard his wife was dying .
19 She looked at him with hooded eyes .
20 She looked at him with drowsy , yearning eyes .
21 She looked at him with brooding dislike .
22 She looked at him with silent aggression and he left it at that .
23 ‘ I 'll be ready for you , ’ Rachel said tightly , her eyes hostile as she looked at him through black lashes .
24 She looked at him through narrowed eyes .
25 She looked at him in genuine puzzlement .
26 She looked at him in mild surprise .
27 She looked at him in mild surprise at the question .
28 She looked at him in frank enquiry .
29 She looked at him in astonished silence and went bright red with embarrassment , remembering what she 'd said previously about adopting children .
30 Buttoning the long fitted jacket over her expensive cream gown , she went to him on determined footsteps .
  Next page