Example sentences of "she [verb] [prep] [pron] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sighed to herself at the boring predictability of it . |
| 2 | She could imagine what would be said if she arrived with one at the house in Newcastle Place . |
| 3 | And she grinned to herself at the luxury of having someone in her life who would pay attention , who she could talk to . |
| 4 | The conclusive Senate vote was scheduled for Oct. 8 , but had to be delayed for seven days following revelation of new evidence from Anita Hill , 35 , a black University of Oklahoma teacher of law , who alleged that Thomas had subjected her to sexual harassment with explicit , pornographic suggestions when she worked for him at the Department of Education and the EEOC in the early 1980s . |
| 5 | Her hands fell idle in her lap and she stared around her at the bits of leather on the floor , at the row of wooden lasts along her bench , at the boots that needed new soles and heels and , with a sigh of despair , she dropped her knife and rose to her feet . |
| 6 | She looked about her at the freshness of the morning , then laughed and , pulling her hair out of the tight bun she had secured it in to ride , shook her head . |
| 7 | As she followed Penry as quickly as she could she looked about her at the island with interest , curious to see what had lain behind a veil of sea mist and rain since her dramatic arrival . |
| 8 | She would know at once when the right people entered the from the moment she looked upon them at the top of the wide staircase . |
| 9 | She looked round her at the luxurious suite and shuddered . |
| 10 | Then she looked around her at the other smiling faces , and remembered why the policemen were there . |
| 11 | She looked behind her at the door of the courtroom . |
| 12 | The fairy Grandmarina appears , and gives Alicia a magic fishbone that will bring her whatever she wishes for ‘ provided she wishes for it at the right time ’ . |