Example sentences of "she [vb past] at [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Understandably , she fretted at this circumscribed lifestyle , but another episode of somewhat more serious bleeding two weeks ago had convinced everyone that the programme of rest and professional care was not an overcautious one . |
| 2 | Her interest in cosmetics , like that of her friend Alix Bowen , was minimal , but , like Alix Bowen , she decided that it was after all a festive occasion , and she began at this late moment to apply a little mascara . |
| 3 | His tender , almost lazy exploration of her body swelled her love till she felt that if she died at this very moment she would have lived her life to the full . |
| 4 | When she looked at poor little Hoomey , she was filled with pity for him being so hopeless . |
| 5 | She shivered at some ill-defined idea , drifting past out of reach , in the foggy recesses of her mind . |
| 6 | Then , while it seemed that he was the one who was going to apply the antiseptic — a job she could do quite well herself — he was speeding away any huffiness she felt at that last thought by asking her her name . |
| 7 | Twice last week she appeared at stage-managed public engagements with her husband , smiling and gazing at him . |