Example sentences of "she [verb] at [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had n't actually intended to go in , but the window display caught her eye and , without thinking , she wandered in , to look , certainly not to buy , until she realised with a pang of guilt , as she gazed at the racks of colourful fashions , that everything in her wardrobe must be hopelessly out of date . |
| 2 | She gazed at the pages as Carolyn read , as if she could see the events unfolding there . |
| 3 | They held Grimma in awe because of the way she shouted at the men and read better than anyone . |
| 4 | She strained at the walls , but could n't project her consciousness beyond them . |
| 5 | She peered at the texts . |
| 6 | She peered at the men fighting , for the life of her not able to think why anyone would come to her rescue . |
| 7 | She looks at the bits of paper on the floor , but she do n't say nothing . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's nothing you could put your finger on … nothing definite … little things … the way she looks at the photographs on the mantelpiece . |
| 9 | She looks at the fighters and curses to herself , ‘ Waste , waste , waste . ’ |
| 10 | The tears are thought to be caused by her pain as she looks at the sins of the world , and are meant to inspire the watchers to repent and to set an example to others . |
| 11 | She snatched at the strings of her apron , fingers fretting at the lumpy knot in the small of her back . |
| 12 | Raising her hands , she snatched at the hairpins which controlled her hair , releasing black curls in a cascade down her back . |
| 13 | She squinted at the emblems imprinted on a panel in the ceiling . |
| 14 | ‘ We 've just — ’ she gestured at the drinks . |
| 15 | She gestured at the lifts . |
| 16 | The Queen looked drawn and unsmiling as she arrived at the games with Prince Philip , Prince Edward and the Queen Mother . |
| 17 | She glanced at the windows , where the rain had almost ceased . |
| 18 | A sudden wave of panic swept over her and she glanced at the others but it did n't seem as if she was going to learn anything for the moment . |
| 19 | She glanced at the outlines of her image in the vast window . |
| 20 | She glanced at the books in front of her , then at her watch . |
| 21 | She glanced at the winners ' enclosure . |
| 22 | She brushed at the folds of her silk Versace blouse and smoothed her short black skirt over her hips . |
| 23 | met his wife when she worked at the maltings during the war and they were married in 1948 . |
| 24 | She pulled at the stalks to help George , twisting the canes to free them . |
| 25 | She pulls at the hairs on my chest . |
| 26 | That means … ’ she stared at the hedges , ‘ they 'd be on the other side of the hedge . |
| 27 | She stared at the papers in her hand uncomprehendingly . |
| 28 | She stared at the pages , and tried to get interested in levers . |
| 29 | She stared at the contents . |
| 30 | Her host repeated that she was to order anything that she wanted and she stared at the words on the card , taking none of them in . |