Example sentences of "her at [art] [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | Blanche looked round her at the wallpapered walls and the flounced pink curtains and said , ‘ How very nice . |
2 | Carrie looked about her at the crackling fire and a fair semblance of tidiness in the kitchen . |
3 | Jeff had rung to tell her — and to tell her at the same time that Silvia had passed her exams with flying colours . |
4 | Sensibly , but with some sensitivity , her boss made the same points to Muriel as he had made in his reference , asking her at the same time if these conflicts had ever arisen out of the office with family friends or neighbours . |
5 | But I think there 's also the other end of the scale which is , which is what , you 've slightly amended this year , is the fact of elderly people erm , I know recently that myself have gone through the fact of my gran had er , was going through a very sick period , and if she 'd have come back home , it would have been very difficult for me to have had to look after her at the same time as trying to attend my council duties , and this would have been the same for my dad , and the additional income which this would have brought , to have paid someone to be able to look after her whilst we were at council meetings , and you can remember that these meetings sometimes go on , you can say well , this meeting should be over by one o'clock then it goes on till three o'clock or whatever , and then peop , the problems mount up for that person left on their own , and I think that those things have to be taken into consideration , and I believe that this is the first step forward in trying to recognise that people have responsibilities outside of the council chamber . |
6 | Something twisted inside her at the naked emotion that flashed for a moment across his face . |
7 | And she did , leaving a very bewildered Ellie to look round her at the well-equipped kitchen and the gently steaming kettle . |
8 | She looked round her at the luxurious suite and shuddered . |