Example sentences of "and [pron] [vb past] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | His dark brown eyes met hers , and she flinched at the ruthlessness that blazed from them . |
| 32 | ‘ Well , ’ and she flinched at the cutting acidity in his voice , ‘ I never thought I 'd see the day when a woman could fool me , but you managed pretty well . |
| 33 | But her legs shook and she clutched at the bed , which seemed to recede and there was a strange , fizzing sensation in her head . |
| 34 | Her ankle gave under her and she clutched at the fridge for support . |
| 35 | ‘ You still maintain you are not the woman with whom Garry is having an affair ? ’ he asked , and she shivered at the threat in his quiet voice . |
| 36 | And she glared at the Cockney youth , who gave an elaborate yawn . |
| 37 | He placed one hand on the nape of her neck , and she murmured at the touch . |
| 38 | The flesh had melted from her and she stared at the wall apathetically from sunken eyes . |
| 39 | And she stared at the girl for a full minute , before turning to Ben again and with a helpless gesture saying , ‘ My God ! |
| 40 | Her eyes widened and she stared at the page before throwing the paper down . |
| 41 | All she could do was raise her voice higher , the train was coming in now , and she screamed at the child , screamed at him Come on , Johnny , fucking come on . |
| 42 | Well as I say I went out and erm I thought , well Jill phoned and she said at the time my mum had got a boy that was sleeping rough down the sandpits . |
| 43 | Her fingers seized the scissors from his slackened grasp , and she snipped at the strand of hair he held . |
| 44 | And she stiffened at the thought of Noreen . |
| 45 | ‘ You should learn to relax , ’ he murmured , and she jumped at the sound of his voice right next to her ear . |
| 46 | His words jarred Harriet and she swallowed at the ball of nerves that suddenly seemed to be constricting her throat . |
| 47 | Theda had gone paler than usual , and she grasped at the bedpost for support . |
| 48 | Her room was small but nicely furnished , and she smiled at the sight of a posy of flowers in a vase on the dressing-table . |
| 49 | ( Comrade Andrew had appeared powerfully before Alice , and she smiled at the image . ) |
| 50 | ‘ I looked at the grandmother and she pointed at the baby . |
| 51 | It seemed louder , more raucous than usual , and she sighed at the prospect of another evening spent listening to the same arguments and bitter reproaches . |
| 52 | The farm workers took their seats , and she sat at the top of the table , so that she was with them , but a little apart . |
| 53 | And she shuddered at the chore the whole thing would be in the winter — if she lasted that long — seeing that it was such a drag in the mildness of summer . |
| 54 | She wanted to lean over and touch him , and , fearful though she was of men , and she shrank at the thought , she wanted him to touch her — gently , of course . |
| 55 | She turned up when Laura was married in 1984 and she stood at the back of the church because she did not want to detract from the bride 's big day . |
| 56 | He went down the stairs , and she stood at the top of them screaming . |
| 57 | It was a mistake , and she gasped at the intensity of feeling the slight contact produced . |
| 58 | We went out there and we looked at the bone , we compared the bone and we returned that bone . ’ |
| 59 | And we only found it by chance , you know how you go off to think oh I 'll , I 'll go and find a coffee or something , and we found this restaurant at lunch time and had a coffee there and we looked at the menu and , you know , we , we could n't believe it ! |
| 60 | I pushed open the door and we looked at the hole in the floor . |