Example sentences of "she [vb past] [pn reflx] [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | She got herself seated at a table for four , ordered a glass of pastis , the local drink , and settled back to wait for her friends . |
| 2 | She found herself gazing at Roman 's secretary-receptionist with an effort at detachment , trying to pin-point the exact logical reason for this rush of unprecedented hatred towards someone she barely knew . |
| 3 | Again she found herself trembling at the thought . |
| 4 | Luke was standing outside on the balcony , and once again she found herself looking at his back . |
| 5 | When her lashes lifted she found herself looking at a name . |
| 6 | Drawing it out , she found herself looking at a face which was striking both for its good looks and its expression of surprise . |
| 7 | She found herself looking at his mouth , and remembering . |
| 8 | And she found herself smiling at the stark contrast between the two figures — the small passive figure of the elderly servant and the dynamic , vivid figure of the dark-haired man . |
| 9 | She found herself smiling at him suddenly as they gained the shelter of the sitting-room and went in search of towels . |
| 10 | As the sound of his car died away she found herself staring at the blank windows of Ivy Cottage across the lane . |
| 11 | So she allowed herself to return at last . |
| 12 | Sometimes far into the evening she kept herself locked at the desk , writing , writing . |
| 13 | Even now , she felt herself cringe at the way he 'd said ‘ little scientist ’ , all those childhood hurts about being ‘ different ’ flooding back . |
| 14 | She felt herself bristle at his tone of voice . |
| 15 | She felt herself prickle at his tone . |
| 16 | She was to be sure to concentrate first on the relaxation part of the exercise , and was to stop immediately if she felt herself becoming at all upset . |
| 17 | She forced herself to smile at Billy , clutching the coat with its hidden weapon close to her side . |
| 18 | She forced herself to smile at him . |
| 19 | She forced herself to smile at him . |
| 20 | She forced herself to look at them ; let them surround her . |
| 21 | She forced herself to look at him . |