Example sentences of "she [vb past] at [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quickly , she put on her coat and hat , looking round fearfully as if she expected at any moment to feel Sikes ' heavy hand on her shoulder . |
| 2 | Helen believed unshakeably in his genius and was determined to enable him to realize his potential as a writer — a poet , like Shelley , she believed at this rime — without sacrificing her own strong desire for freedom of independent action , untrammelled by the stuffy conventions of the elders she suspected of hypocrisy . |
| 3 | She seemed at any rate , to satisfy lodgers . |
| 4 | She marvelled at this phenomenon , but was humbly grateful that her mind worked in this way . |
| 5 | She laughed at that expression which she had n't heard in years . |
| 6 | Since their mother 's death Claudia had hoped to come closer to her sister , but Dana had the world at her feet and she laughed at all Claudia 's attempts to resurrect the bond they had shared as children . |
| 7 | She knew at that moment that she wanted to injure every penis that ever came into her hand . |
| 8 | Sara did not care to be beholden to Matthew Preston for even one pupil , but she knew at this moment she could not afford to be choosey . |
| 9 | ‘ Ingested that from which she died at that meal ? ’ |
| 10 | She clutched at these landmarks as her heart soared like a kite , time day and place an anchor to the swooping light of love . |
| 11 | She looked at all sorts of alternative medicine and found that homeopathy was very effective for Angela 's condition of breathlessness and collapse . |
| 12 | She looked at each side of the gate , but a thick hedge divided the wood from the field . |
| 13 | She looked at this moment more terrifying than ever before . |
| 14 | She looked at these objects in my hands for some time and then raised her eyes to my face . |
| 15 | Maura had never dreamt that she could feel like she felt at this moment . |
| 16 | Had never felt the exquisite excitement that she felt at this moment . |
| 17 | How foolishly happy she had been earlier that evening , and how ridiculous she felt at this moment , all her dreams crushed and shattered around her slowly dragging feet . |
| 18 | She gasped at this admission , then realised he was just looking for ways to beat himself up . |
| 19 | Never in her life had she felt less like eating than she did at this moment . |
| 20 | Feeling closer to him than she had at any time since her mother 's death , Rory hid her face against his shoulder . |
| 21 | What do you mean ? she said At that point I gave up . |
| 22 | At any other time she would have recognised the bitter note of personal experience in his voice , but all she wanted at that moment was to flee before her worst fears were realised . |
| 23 | The last thing she wanted at this juncture was to be under an obligation to Wilcox . |
| 24 | She stood at that door waiting |
| 25 | In 1772 her address is recorded as 16 Fish Street ( later St Aldates ) ; she remained at this address until her death . |