Example sentences of "[adj] at her [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Papa , so sad at her going , could not mean ever to replace her . |
| 2 | ‘ I said I would think about it , ’ Ven cut in , but she was pleased to see that he was relaxed still , and in no way hostile at her bringing the subject up again . |
| 3 | He 'd been unhappy at her leaving without some commitment , anxious that she should have the ‘ protection ’ of his ring on her finger . |
| 4 | It could be speculated that the poem was written after Leapor 's dismissal from Edgcote House , and that her father was extremely angry at her returning as his dependent . |
| 5 | I wanted to buy some blades and socks , but most of all I wanted to avoid arriving back at the flat at the exact time she did , just in case Harvey should be angry at her disobeying him . |
| 6 | ‘ She claimed people might be shocked at her remarrying so soon after Dennis 's death . |
| 7 | She was sure the neighbourhood would initially be outraged at her living alone , despite the presence of more servants than she knew what to do with , but she was proof against their opinion and she would only be a nine days ' wonder in any case . |
| 8 | He arrived back home at about 12.30am , upset at her going to the club . |
| 9 | Nobody seemed all that surprised at her pushing off . ’ |
| 10 | They should not feel aggrieved at her asking for money ; when she went into the cold hall she felt that it would not give her back much , if anything . |