Example sentences of "she [vb past] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A woman has been raped in her own home by a man she met at a local market . |
| 2 | In keeping with the rest of the terrain , the land formed hills and valleys , and as she gazed at a hillside Lucy thought that never before had she seen so many different shades of green . |
| 3 | She dabbed at a smudge of lipstick with a tissue . |
| 4 | Despite her depression she occupied herself with office tasks , and , although there were times when she dabbed at a tear , she reminded herself that she must prepare for the time when she would never see Silas again . |
| 5 | She dabbed at a watery eye . |
| 6 | BRITON Susie Carswell was bitten by a crocodile as she swam at a tourist resort . |
| 7 | She stopped at a corner-shop ( Bain 's sweet-shop ) . |
| 8 | She stopped at a newsstand . |
| 9 | The conversation about oxtail had made her realise how hungry she was and she stopped at a delicatessen shop on the way home and bought a pizza . |
| 10 | On her way , out of shame that she would mess up the arrangements , she stopped at a small shop and got some fresh rolls and ham , some butter and some tins of Smithwicks bitter . |
| 11 | She nibbled at a piece of horseradish . |
| 12 | She nodded at a chair opposite . |
| 13 | In 1891 she taught at a finishing school in Hanover for six months and , after her return to England , at a school in Finsbury Park . |
| 14 | She walked at a leisurely pace to the back of the hold , where she unlocked a control panel and pressed several buttons . |
| 15 | She giggled at a sudden thought . |
| 16 | But meanwhile , I will give you a prescription for some pills which should help to relieve some of your anxiety and then suppose we say , provisionally … ’ she glanced at a diary at the side of her desk , ‘ you come here next Monday at the same time ? ’ |
| 17 | I understand you have been nursing ’ — she glanced at a note — ‘ Mr William Charles Francis since Saturday night ? ’ |
| 18 | She glanced at a piece of paper . |
| 19 | It was ten minutes before she returned at a snail 's pace with four rum punches . |
| 20 | She worked at a modelling agency . |
| 21 | The Woman was sitting round to the right , beside a television , and as soon as she saw Tug she waved at a chair . |
| 22 | Even she was surprised at Gedge 's tenacious loyalty to her ideology when she called at a local shop with him . |
| 23 | She rubbed at a chalk mark on her skirt , brushed her fingers , picked a thread from her sleeve , held it up |
| 24 | She seized at a bush but I beat her hand away . |
| 25 | She stared at a plump tea-kettle like a plump hen above the shopman 's head , and her voice was dreamy as she answered : " Well , keep it for me — will your I … |
| 26 | She stared at a watercolour of a moorland scene which hung between the two windows . |
| 27 | For a moment she stared at a different Luke . |
| 28 | It was like a pit , and as she fell she clutched at a hand , but the hand turned into a foot and the foot kicked her . |
| 29 | The nun was screaming now at the top of her voice ; then for a moment she became still and silent as she looked at a trickle of blood flowing down over her fingers ; and she now screeched again . |
| 30 | She looked at a big BMW bike parked by the kerb , then up at a darkened row of tall houses . |