Example sentences of "[noun sg] as she [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Caroline 's voice was an appalled croak as she stared at the new arrival . |
| 2 | Her face lit up with a delighted smile as she gazed at an abandoned plate of half-eaten sandwiches on a nearby table . |
| 3 | Her deeply lined face was creased into a smile as she gazed at the tiny ear in her hand . |
| 4 | Well , that makes two of us , Hilary thought with a little smile as she sat at the table . |
| 5 | They stopped talking when Groa entered , and she could feel their eyes on her back as she stood at the window , watching . |
| 6 | She yelped and squealed , working her voice to a crescendo as she bawled at the top of her voice . |
| 7 | Now Sam looked at his wife as she stood at the end of the long , dark-panelled bedroom , her back to the window , beyond which olive trees rustled in a hot breeze . |
| 8 | The words stuck in Folly 's mind , coming back to her next morning as she sat at the Rose Bowl 's work-table , preparing roses for conditioning by crushing the tips of their stems with a heavy mallet . |
| 9 | He watched her tuck an unruly lock of hair behind her ear as she knelt at the hearth , and was pelted with a score of remembered images . |
| 10 | Ilse Huber recognized him at once from his file photo as she stood at the barrier beside the security police . |
| 11 | BRITON Susie Carswell was bitten by a crocodile as she swam at a tourist resort . |
| 12 | ‘ Our King John ? ’ she asked in surprise as she stared at the ruined fort that overlooked the lough . |
| 13 | Her face reflecting her disgust , and horror as she stared at the other woman , Ellie turned to glance at Feargal to see how he might be taking this insulting piece of arrant mischief-making , and was astonished to see that he looked not angry , but almost sad . |
| 14 | Crawling a little closer to the heat , she wrapped herself up and lay down , pillowing her head on her arm as she stared at the flickering flames . |
| 15 | He took her arm as she hesitated at the top of the steps and , as they walked along the deserted promenade , his arm slid round her . |
| 16 | The tears are thought to be caused by her pain as she looks at the sins of the world , and are meant to inspire the watchers to repent and to set an example to others . |
| 17 | The tears had run down her face as she stood at the sink , washing up after tea . |