Example sentences of "at [pers pn] as [pron] [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | All the servants knew my name and pointed at me as I passed them . |
2 | Lizzy was so far gone by this time that she just smiled at them as they took her out to the meat wagon . |
3 | He had n't said a great deal , content to look at her as she told him all about life in the convent and of the strange foibles of some of her companions . |
4 | The two women grinned widely at her as she approached them and the elder of the two spoke after Ruth had tried haltingly to explain why she was here . |
5 | He did not look at her as he said it , but there was a sudden unmistakably sharp edge to his voice that warned Ronni that the smile had gone from his face . |
6 | He glared at her as he dragged her along by the hand at top speed . |
7 | Bill 's voice gave nothing away but Kelly noticed that he avoided looking at her as he gave them their orders . |
8 | ‘ You are going nowhere at all , ’ he assured her grimly , looking down at her as he sat her on the bed , her legs on top of the sheets , and she was too busy trying to make sure she did n't faint to consider how she looked . |
9 | Everywhere he went in the tiny house he saw her : sitting at the table , sewing , on her knees , blackleading the grate , laughing at him as she handed him his cup of tea or coffee , and holding up the doll she had dressed for him to admire . |
10 | She now grinned at him as she pushed him , only to cry at him under her breath as he lifted the teapot , ‘ Leave it ! |
11 | His wife and mother beamed at him as he kissed them all in turn . |
12 | Juliet stood staring at him as he made it to the kitchen chair . |