Example sentences of "she [vb past] [pers pn] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | She rejected him at birth and it was left to Maria Fountain from the Cotswold Wildlife Park to take on the role of Mother . |
2 | She telephoned him at lunchtime on Monday , and he seemed happy with her suggestion that they meet the following day . |
3 | In the summer it was her sailing day , but in the winter she spent it at home , cooking lunch , reading the papers , and generally lazing around . |
4 | ‘ She called me at home . |
5 | Though she was dressed , her long fair hair was still in pigtails , the way she wore it at night . |
6 | He thought she had shown moderate suicidal intent in taking the overdose , particularly because she took it at night when unlikely to be discovered and repeated the act on waking in the morning . |
7 | This song was dedicated by Weill to Lotte Lenya for ‘ Weinachten 1939 ’ and she sang it at home for Brecht , but never in public , its dynamic range being really beyond her . |
8 | A : She blew him at blow football |
9 | If it was true what he said , that she kept him at arm 's length , surely there could only be one reason for that ? |
10 | I was nervous but she put me at ease immediately . |
11 | ‘ But she put you at risk . |
12 | She rejoined me at lunchtime and seemed in more optimistic mood . |
13 | The only other possibility is that it was never there in the first place — that she left it at home by mistake . ’ |
14 | I left home at 15 to become a footballer , she was really proud of me ; she encouraged me to go but I know she wanted me at home . |
15 | In her excitement , switching from Greek to broken English , she held him at arm 's length before kissing him soundly on both cheeks . |
16 | Then she held her at arm 's length and frowned a little . |