Example sentences of "[coord] she [vb past] [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bessie was busy rolling out pastry for the meat pies and she looked up at the young nurse . |
| 2 | The desperate woman 's eyes sparkled and she looked up at the crafty totter with new interest . |
| 3 | The fortune-teller lay on her back behind the low wall and she was dying , or perhaps she was dead , for her eyes were open and she looked up at the stars . |
| 4 | Her hands , like claws , clutched her cup and she looked sorrowfully at the lukewarm tea . |
| 5 | Everything she had thought had been a lie and she looked carefully at the things she now possessed with new eyes . |
| 6 | Roman drove steadily over the causeway and she looked apprehensively at the expanse of sea on either side . |
| 7 | The muffled jangle of the bell disturbed her reverie , and she glanced up at the clock — it lacked a few minutes to three — her visitor was punctual as usual . |
| 8 | She was tired out now , her eyes ached from lack of sleep and jet-lag , and she glanced longingly at the king-sized bed with its lace-trimmed peach silk sheets . |
| 9 | He gave her the rake and she went vigorously at the hay while he plaited a grass rope to put round a burden and heft it down to the byre . |
| 10 | The alarm clock woke Claudia for the second time and she sniffed appreciatively at the aroma penetrating her room . |
| 11 | Tears pricked her eyes and she stared hard at the floor . |
| 12 | His gaze dropped to her breasts and she shrivelled inside at the contempt in his tone . |
| 13 | She caused a great army to be collected , and she set off at the head of the army to punish Oleg Ban . |
| 14 | Robbie was ready for a rest and some food , and she groaned inwardly at the thought that Fen would undoubtedly expect her to prepare a meal before she could eat and sink into her bunk . |
| 15 | He insisted on walking her home but she ran off at the corner . |
| 16 | Her voice was judicial , but she quailed inwardly at the flare of anger that lit the blue eyes . |
| 17 | But she pushed rather at the pinkish translucent cubelets which surrounded the fish , then turned to me and asked , |