Example sentences of "she [vb past] [adv] at [art] [noun sg] " 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | She gazed down at the floor despondently . |
| 6 | Lying on her back , stretched flat beneath the sheet , she gazed abstractedly at the oblong of high , cobalt-blue sky framed in the window . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | She peered suspiciously at the sheet , now folded neatly at the end of one of the benches . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She peered again at the water below and fought with the nausea and the dizziness and the fear . |
| 11 | Pascoe watched her as she peered out at the lowlife in the streets . |
| 12 | She pouted prettily at the playwright . |
| 13 | But this time she staggered back at the force of his tongue , invading , probing and making her gasp with unwanted pleasure . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | She shrivelled inside at the thought of having to tell Maggie about the accident . |
| 16 | His gaze dropped to her breasts and she shrivelled inside at the contempt in his tone . |
| 17 | She gloated inwardly at the memory . |
| 18 | She squinted up at the sun . |
| 19 | Brushing a shaky , tired hand through her tangled blonde hair , she squinted down at the watch on her wrist . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | She came out at the head of the stairs and looked down . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | She turned up at the Café Dôme one night , her beautiful dress torn to shreds . |
| 24 | She turned quickly at the sound of my footsteps on the gravel . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | It was nearly six-thirty by the time she arrived back at the hotel , having spent more time wandering through Strøget on the way there . |
| 27 | She arrived back at the village just as night was turning into day . |
| 28 | The wedding party was in full swing when she arrived back at the château . |
| 29 | Before she arrived back at the house , my sister would do as most kids would . |
| 30 | The alarm clock woke Claudia for the second time and she sniffed appreciatively at the aroma penetrating her room . |