Example sentences of "she [vb past] at a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A woman has been raped in her own home by a man she met at a local market . |
| 2 | Her face lit up with a delighted smile as she gazed at an abandoned plate of half-eaten sandwiches on a nearby table . |
| 3 | She dabbed at a watery eye . |
| 4 | On her way , out of shame that she would mess up the arrangements , she stopped at a small shop and got some fresh rolls and ham , some butter and some tins of Smithwicks bitter . |
| 5 | ‘ Go and fetch me my baby ! ’ she yelled at an astonished Terry . |
| 6 | In 1891 she taught at a finishing school in Hanover for six months and , after her return to England , at a school in Finsbury Park . |
| 7 | She walked at a leisurely pace to the back of the hold , where she unlocked a control panel and pressed several buttons . |
| 8 | She giggled at a sudden thought . |
| 9 | Even she was surprised at Gedge 's tenacious loyalty to her ideology when she called at a local shop with him . |
| 10 | She stared at a plump tea-kettle like a plump hen above the shopman 's head , and her voice was dreamy as she answered : " Well , keep it for me — will your I … |
| 11 | For a moment she stared at a different Luke . |
| 12 | She looked at a big BMW bike parked by the kerb , then up at a darkened row of tall houses . |
| 13 | This , she left at a critical time . |
| 14 | Then a long glass appeared in her hand , and a straw , and she sipped at an amber drink , and ice cubes clinked . |