Example sentences of "she [vb past] a [noun sg] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maria 's heart clenched as she slanted a look at his grim countenance . |
| 2 | She wagged a finger at Elinor . |
| 3 | She made a friend at the language school , a fellow teacher called Eleanor Ramsay , who was married to a young don and wished to be a writer . |
| 4 | She made a face at me . |
| 5 | She made a face at it and thrust it away . |
| 6 | She made a face at his back , but her expression quickly changed to concern when she caught sight of his arm . |
| 7 | She made a face at it , and buried her nose in a bestseller all about powerful families . |
| 8 | She made a stab at a brittle laugh , trying to fit herself to the image of one of his sophisticated London women — a Wanda or Melissa who would hardly be embarrassed by such an admission . |
| 9 | She got a friend at the printer 's after all . |
| 10 | got an advantage she got a fax at home |
| 11 | She stabbed a finger at a line she remembered laughing about . |
| 12 | After time off to have children , she became a secretary at Kendall Primary School , Colchester , where she stayed for five years before moving at Myland . |
| 13 | She was educated at home until the age of twelve , when she became a day-boarder at Strathallan House , London , until the age of sixteen . |
| 14 | After her five Wimbledon singles wins , she retired from lawn tennis at the age of twenty-one , and , turning her talents to golf , she became a semi-finalist at the Open Championship in 1898 and 1899 and won the British Women 's Golf Championship in 1904 at Troon . |
| 15 | She became a teacher at Lowood , as you did , and then became a governess in the house of a certain Mr Rochester . ’ |
| 16 | She mentioned a conference at Lancaster University , where she 'd given a talk called ‘ Bringing Spirituality into Organizations ’ . |
| 17 | She snatched a look at his hard , intolerant face , her eyes lingering for a moment on the impassive eyes , the firm , sure mouth . |
| 18 | She jerked a thumb at her prostrate husband . |
| 19 | She cast a glance at Isabel 's still face . |
| 20 | She poked a finger at the big red raw patches on her thighs . |
| 21 | She darted a look at Niall 's profile , only to find him studying her in a way she found oddly disturbing . |
| 22 | It is true that the incident was not actually Mildred 's fault , for once , because Ethel had cast a spell on the broomstick which Mildred was using , but in view of our little chat this morning , girls — ’ here she darted a glance at Ethel and Mildred who wriggled uncomfortably in their seats , ‘ I feel this is a most fitting punishment for both of you . |
| 23 | She sneaked a glance at Piers , who still looked highly entertained at events . |
| 24 | She sneaked a glance at her watch and another glance towards the house . |
| 25 | ‘ We have heard a lot of that in the last ten days , ’ she told a meeting at St John 's College , Cambridge , yesterday . |
| 26 | And she threw a chair at someone ? |
| 27 | Incoherent with rage and terror , she threw a dictionary at him and caught his temple . |
| 28 | She risked a look at his expression and saw he was entirely serious . |
| 29 | When she risked a glance at him his gaze held that patrician mockery , the scathing expression she remembered from their first meeting . |
| 30 | For the first time she risked a glance at that dark Renaissance face with its clear-cut features and winged brows , the beautiful , thickly lashed eyes and chiselled mouth , the cleft chin and strong jaw . |