Example sentences of "[verb] at her for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dierdriu had looked at her for a long moment . |
| 2 | He gapes at her for a moment , then chortles and slaps his thigh . |
| 3 | As she turned to wait for me at the end of the path , I felt I was looking at her for the first time : her face paler than her arms , a blonde shadow on her upper lip , no lipstick . |
| 4 | He was looking at her for help — he was pleading , through his fury , for the assistance of his sister … it was just that , in his youth , he could not control the emotion in his face , and she quivered with the imagined rage , only now recognizing the desperation in his eyes . |
| 5 | He stood within the doorway looking at her for a moment . |
| 6 | St John glanced quickly at her , but dared not look at her for long . |
| 7 | Such contact had for her possessed beauty , and he had shaken hands with her upon it ; he had not yelled at her for what she had not given . |
| 8 | Of course , it was a shame about that incident when she assaulted the headmaster , but he should n't really have laughed at her for being the only child there who does n't take drugs . |
| 9 | People had actually laughed at her for asking for a chemistry set instead of a Barbie doll or a set of Nancy Drew books . |
| 10 | George turned to Catherine , kissed her hands and seemed content to stare at her for the rest of the night if not for the rest of his life : Mary bowed her head a little and Hope looked away , sipped at his claret , could do no more . |
| 11 | But Nathan Bryce had only to look at her for her heart to skip a beat , then race out of control . |
| 12 | Obviously , she thought sourly , checking to make sure that no hanky-panky was going on under the table between Piers and her , or else he was still so infatuated that he could n't bear not to look at her for too long . |
| 13 | He had only to look at her for all her firmly made resolutions to begin to melt away . |
| 14 | Perry stares at her for a moment , and then examines her arm . |
| 15 | She glanced at her for signs of irony and saw none . |
| 16 | After staring at her for a few seconds in silence , he finally nodded and went out , leaving her to dress . |
| 17 | She watched him hug the child to him , then straighten up , and now he stood glaring at her for a moment . |
| 18 | Robert , glancing at her for confirmation , saw her frown , but ignored it and nodded his thanks to the keeper . |
| 19 | Gary stared at her for a moment , pins spewing from his mouth and catching on the front of his black jersey . |
| 20 | He took another step backwards and stared at her for a long moment before saying , ‘ This is the last time I 'll ever look on you willingly . ’ |
| 21 | He stared at her for a moment before saying , ‘ Tea , please . ’ |
| 22 | He stared at her for a moment and then shrugged and moved out of the kitchen and towards the back door . |
| 23 | He stared at her for several seconds as if he could not remember who she was . |
| 24 | He stared at her for a moment , then motioned with his head towards the door . |
| 25 | Urquhart stared at her for a moment and then shattered into a hearty laugh , much too hearty to be genuine to Blanche 's ears . |
| 26 | He stared at her for a minute , then stripped to the waist and started to scrub the clay off in the basin of steaming water . |
| 27 | Julius stared at her for what seemed like an extraordinarily long time . |
| 28 | Lifting his head , Leo stared at her for long moments , then , with another of his funny smiles , he murmured softly , ‘ Take care , ’ and he was gone . |
| 29 | His expression blank , he stared at her for long moments . |
| 30 | Turning , he stared at her for a moment , before replying , almost curtly , she thought , ‘ Nothing . |