Example sentences of "and dabbed at " in BNC.
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| 1 | She bent down to retrieve the best china from the floor , whilst Ray picked up teaspoons with one hand and dabbed at the goat 's milk with the other holding his handkerchief . |
| 2 | She took out an unexpected wisp of lace and linen , and dabbed at the nose . |
| 3 | So while Maria Candida retched and wailed and dabbed at her nose in the cabin , Sara spent most of her time up on deck , either with Dom Alfonso , who was acting as Dom João 's agent , or — on the calmer days — further for 'd , where she could watch the porpoises leaping round the bows and listen to the creak of timber and the wind in the rigging . |
| 4 | She fetched antiseptic and some cotton wool , then bent towards him and dabbed at the place , a pose that brought their heads close together . |
| 5 | Opening her compact , she checked her appearance , and dabbed at her hair . |
| 6 | He dipped the cotton wool in the water and dabbed at the livid puffy eyes . |
| 7 | Sybil picked up the telephone and dabbed at the buttons with a well-scrubbed finger . |