Example sentences of "[vb past] at she [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man swore at her before turning away , the seagulls screeching above his battered hat . |
| 2 | Hester stared at her without speaking . |
| 3 | Hala was little and round and fat like a quail , and the girl , like a cat , stared at her in unblinking silence . |
| 4 | Then she could dress herself — though Ember was right : the others laughed at her for wearing clothes in the burrow , even the other two or three towers , and their mockery made her retreat in teenage confusion when she walked shyly into the crowded common-room . |
| 5 | He looked at her under frowning brows . |
| 6 | You know — ’ He pulled in his chin as he looked at her before continuing , ‘ It 's odd , but none of the other girls I 've brought to the house over the years have seemed to arouse your animosity . |
| 7 | Charles smiled at her before moving to the centre of the room . |
| 8 | Judy was at the reception desk and Fran smiled at her before tapping on the door and entering the boardroom . |
| 9 | His pale eyes glittered spitefully as he smiled at her before walking back inside . |
| 10 | He gazed at her without speaking for what must have been at least a minute . |
| 11 | He gazed at her without speaking , then started the car . |