Example sentences of "[vb past] her at [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 They were watching her intently , with a look that disconcerted her and excited her at the same time .
2 However , if Ross had been suffering from boredom , he managed to hide the fact very well when , only a few days later , he contacted her at the small London flat she was temporarily sharing with some friends from university , and invited her out to dinner .
3 Billy rowed across and followed her at a discreet distance .
4 As they walked he offered her his arm , unlike most punters , who followed her at a discreet distance .
5 Behind her Rose followed her at a wheezing trot , keeping up with her , until she suddenly mastered the antiquated machine , and sped away , feeling like a Swiss mountaineer with his St Bernard dog , setting off on his errand of mercy .
6 He met her at a literary dinner a couple of weeks later .
7 When she came back , Phyllis and Peter met her at the back door .
8 He led her at a good trot through the country lanes , by Bramfield and Tattle Hill , through Thieves Lane to Hertingfordbury .
9 It had been uppermost in her mind to ask about Marc , but her courage failed her at the last .
10 The tired horse faced a journey of at least twenty miles across heavy country so he kept her at a sedate trot .
11 Everything seemed to be changing , and this excited and worried her at the same time : she thought about it so much that her face had a permanently screwed up , wondering look .
12 A sentiment that ambushed her at the coldest moments .
13 He left her at the large ornate gate , and she walked up the short drive to the front door .
14 Fear gripped her at the demoniacal glint in his dark eyes .
15 He was obviously well-known because people nodded to him , smiled , glanced curiously at her as Feargal sat her at a small table at the rear .
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