Example sentences of "[coord] she [vb past] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They ate with a shared teaspoon out of the tin and she looked at the sardines and condensed milk now exposed between John Donne and Rosa Luxemburg . |
| 2 | And I handed over my day timing , now bear in mind this is all in pencil , and she looked at the schedule for May and said you 're not real busy this month , you know , you can take some time off . |
| 3 | At first she could meet his eyes , but what she saw confused her and she looked at the floor , colour creeping into her cheeks , reacting against the tenderness surprised in herself with a sense of shock that made her brusque and suspicious . |
| 4 | His dark brown eyes met hers , and she flinched at the ruthlessness that blazed from them . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , ’ and she flinched at the cutting acidity in his voice , ‘ I never thought I 'd see the day when a woman could fool me , but you managed pretty well . |
| 6 | But her legs shook and she clutched at the bed , which seemed to recede and there was a strange , fizzing sensation in her head . |
| 7 | Her ankle gave under her and she clutched at the fridge for support . |
| 8 | ‘ You still maintain you are not the woman with whom Garry is having an affair ? ’ he asked , and she shivered at the threat in his quiet voice . |
| 9 | And she glared at the Cockney youth , who gave an elaborate yawn . |
| 10 | A sudden wave of panic swept over her and she glanced at the others but it did n't seem as if she was going to learn anything for the moment . |
| 11 | He placed one hand on the nape of her neck , and she murmured at the touch . |
| 12 | The flesh had melted from her and she stared at the wall apathetically from sunken eyes . |
| 13 | And she stared at the girl for a full minute , before turning to Ben again and with a helpless gesture saying , ‘ My God ! |
| 14 | Her eyes widened and she stared at the page before throwing the paper down . |
| 15 | Her host repeated that she was to order anything that she wanted and she stared at the words on the card , taking none of them in . |
| 16 | All she could do was raise her voice higher , the train was coming in now , and she screamed at the child , screamed at him Come on , Johnny , fucking come on . |
| 17 | Well as I say I went out and erm I thought , well Jill phoned and she said at the time my mum had got a boy that was sleeping rough down the sandpits . |
| 18 | Her fingers seized the scissors from his slackened grasp , and she snipped at the strand of hair he held . |
| 19 | And she stiffened at the thought of Noreen . |
| 20 | ‘ You should learn to relax , ’ he murmured , and she jumped at the sound of his voice right next to her ear . |
| 21 | His words jarred Harriet and she swallowed at the ball of nerves that suddenly seemed to be constricting her throat . |
| 22 | Theda had gone paler than usual , and she grasped at the bedpost for support . |
| 23 | Mum would have none of this : she was not going to do other people 's dirty washing and she stayed at the fish shop all the war years . |
| 24 | Her room was small but nicely furnished , and she smiled at the sight of a posy of flowers in a vase on the dressing-table . |
| 25 | ( Comrade Andrew had appeared powerfully before Alice , and she smiled at the image . ) |
| 26 | ‘ I looked at the grandmother and she pointed at the baby . |
| 27 | It seemed louder , more raucous than usual , and she sighed at the prospect of another evening spent listening to the same arguments and bitter reproaches . |
| 28 | The farm workers took their seats , and she sat at the top of the table , so that she was with them , but a little apart . |
| 29 | And she shuddered at the chore the whole thing would be in the winter — if she lasted that long — seeing that it was such a drag in the mildness of summer . |
| 30 | She wanted to lean over and touch him , and , fearful though she was of men , and she shrank at the thought , she wanted him to touch her — gently , of course . |