Example sentences of "[prep] her at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Corbett stared past her at the timbered house . |
| 2 | ‘ I just called by to give Guy a message from my father , ’ the blonde was murmuring , glancing behind her at the half-open front door , then smiling at Virginia with such patent insincerity that she 'd have laughed if she had n't felt like crying her heart out instead … |
| 3 | It dawned on him that he had not had a date for weeks , and his first one would be with her at the Edwardian Ball . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , anyway , ’ Lisabeth went on grumpily , ‘ she did ring and she wants you to get in touch with her at the local National Insurance office . |
| 5 | Fenella looked over her shoulder at them and saw that they were looking at her with such blind trust and with such faith that cold anger rose in her at the evil Lord who had forced them to his work . |
| 6 | Something twisted inside her at the naked emotion that flashed for a moment across his face . |
| 7 | Blanche looked round her at the wallpapered walls and the flounced pink curtains and said , ‘ How very nice . |
| 8 | She looked round her at the luxurious suite and shuddered . |
| 9 | And she did , leaving a very bewildered Ellie to look round her at the well-equipped kitchen and the gently steaming kettle . |
| 10 | Carrie looked about her at the crackling fire and a fair semblance of tidiness in the kitchen . |
| 11 | After opening nights at Blackpool , she would snub John ; when he waited for her at the front entrance with their car and chauffeur she would deliberately slip out of the Stage Door and go home by tram . |
| 12 | A framed certificate was presented to her at the Good Companions ' meeting last week by chairman Janet Gill . |
| 13 | She made the headlines by having a glass of wine thrown over her at the plushy Caprice restaurant in London . |
| 14 | But an odd sense of hurt washed over her at the scornful sound Guy made at her silent acquiescence . |
| 15 | To her consternation , he laughed , and ice washed over her at the harsh sound . |
| 16 | Then she looked around her at the other smiling faces , and remembered why the policemen were there . |
| 17 | Kate looked around her at the busy incident room . |