Example sentences of "[adv] her [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So her relief at the friendly , bantering tone sent her spirits sky-high , and at first she hardly took in the news he was giving her . |
| 2 | Sarella sucked in her breath at the injustice of the remark , especially when she noticed the whisky glass in his own hand . |
| 3 | He put the holdall on the table then moved behind her chair to look over her shoulder at the entry she was underlining with a fingernail . |
| 4 | By contrast her community work was something she had achieved on her own without looking over her shoulder at the rest of her family . |
| 5 | She picked one , hoisting the bread under one arm , and swished it over her shoulder at the swarm of cattle flies that buzzed there . |
| 6 | He came and stood behind her , staring over her shoulder at the screen , frowning darkly at the columns of figures displayed . |
| 7 | She looked over her shoulder at the other two , smiling archly . |
| 8 | Warily Fran glanced over her shoulder at the two men . |
| 9 | Now he said , ‘ Not content with pestering her all week , you take up her freedom at the weekend ! |
| 10 | She screwed up her face at the name as if it left a nasty taste in her mouth , adding : ‘ Ca n't abide that man . |
| 11 | ‘ Are you sure it 's safe ? ’ she asked , climbing inside , and screwing up her face at the simplicity of all the fittings . |
| 12 | ‘ They will cheer up her room at the Goldener Adler . ’ |
| 13 | Elinor Pringle — Flora 's neighbour — grass-widowed by her husband 's political work and his play-writing , fills up her time at the cinema or in provincial towns , and sits alone in melancholy pubs . |
| 14 | Jess stuck out her tongue at the broad back and said in demure tones : ‘ No , but her is … no offence meant . ’ |
| 15 | Sarah stubbed out her cigarette at the foot of Rose-Marie 's rose-bush , stood up , and studied the round black mark with satisfaction . |
| 16 | It had n't taken her long to clear out her room at the nurses ' home this morning , and her father had come over at lunch to take several boxes of things back to his suburban home for storage . |