Example sentences of "she [verb] at [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Are you suggesting a purchase ? ’ she flung at him . |
| 2 | ‘ Casanova , ’ she flung at him darkly . |
| 3 | Would you really , ’ she flung at him , ‘ sink as low as that ? ’ |
| 4 | Well , let me tell you , ’ she flung at him acidly , ‘ you 're a bygone species , you 're on your way out , and if you do n't turn that wheel and head us back the way we came I 'll see you in gaol for this faster than you can say pieces of eight . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ You 'd have to be obtuse to do so , ’ she flung at him , then changed the subject abruptly by saying , ‘ I really do believe that Ling is a wise man . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Maybe there 's such a thing as having too much of a good thing , ’ she flung at him caustically . |
| 7 | The look she flung at him now was one of incredulity . |
| 8 | ‘ Biochemistry , I see Mrs Hayman 's cholesterol has gone down a bit — Lizzie 's chest X-ray — haematology , Betty 's haemoglobin 's not too good — oh , the Hazell family 's tissue-typing results — ’ She gazed at them shaking her head sadly . |
| 9 | For a second she gazed at them , perplexed , then realisation dawned and she made a single vain lunge forward . |
| 10 | She gazed at him coldly . |
| 11 | She gazed at him implacably , determined not to fight him , or to struggle . |
| 12 | She gazed at him uncomprehendingly , too bruised and wary inside to risk reading anything into that shuttered , quizzical stare . |
| 13 | Blankly she gazed at him . |
| 14 | She gazed at him blankly . |
| 15 | Fear was an acrid taste in Polly 's mouth as she gazed at him . |
| 16 | Startled , she gazed at him . |
| 17 | As she gazed at him in mute appeal he turned his back . |
| 18 | She gazed at him in surprise . |
| 19 | She flattered herself this was done discreetly , and was noticed by no-one , though the yearning in her look as she gazed at him would be obvious to a child of five , and the staff made frequent jokes about her loving him with a love that made his life a burden . |
| 20 | Helplessly she gazed at him , seeing how his pupils dilated as awareness flared , her own eyes darkening as a shivering sigh escaped her . |
| 21 | She gazed at him , waiting . |
| 22 | She gazed at him in horrified disbelief as realisation hit home . |
| 23 | Feeling an inexplicable pain in her chest , she gazed at him accusingly . |
| 24 | She gazed at him in confusion . |
| 25 | She gazed at him and she knew her face revealed every inch of hurt and pain and anger that she felt . |
| 26 | She gazed at him in silence until he said , ‘ You 're very beautiful , you know , and you 'll grow more beautiful with the years . ’ |
| 27 | She gazed at him helplessly . |
| 28 | She gazed at him for a long time without being able to bring the appropriate words to her lips . |
| 29 | She gazed at him with a worried frown . |
| 30 | She gazed at him in blank astonishment . |