Example sentences of "she [vb past] [adv] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | But her action was only momentary , and , ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she whispered almost at once . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes , ’ she admitted slowly at last , ‘ I suppose I was shocked … the truth was very different from what I 'd imagined . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Why not ? ’ she flung back at him . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've been ashore , enjoying a short break to which I was perfectly entitled , ’ she flung back at him . |
| 5 | She lunged forward at him , striking her talons on the bars where his face might have been and crashing her beak thunderously down . |
| 6 | She then discovered that she cared not at all for the dangerous glint that suddenly appeared in his eyes as he stared down into her still blush-pinkened skin . |
| 7 | Yes I well remember er I use when I was staying down at Trimley there was erm a lady there who worked in the Billeting Department , who ca who herself was evacuated from London and er , I used to catch the same bus with her but she never would speak to me , erm and erm one morning er she lived down at Curton and one morning they had some erm er German planes over Curton and they were doing some machine gunning and that sort of thing and erm and we met at the bus stop and she was full of it and erm that sort of broke the ice it was |
| 8 | Freddy , young lady , last seen nineteen sixty five working in the lace market in Nottingham at , think she lived nearby at Carlton , Nottingham and had long red hair did Freddy . |
| 9 | was saying when she lived out at erm cos I mean there were trees about there where their hou |
| 10 | There were tears in her eyes as she gazed up at him . |
| 11 | Her eyes were bright with excitement as she gazed up at him . |
| 12 | She gazed up at him in stunned silence . |
| 13 | Helpless , she gazed up at him . |
| 14 | Nadine 's voice was calmer now , subdued and contemplative as she gazed up at the ceiling . |
| 15 | He 'd sounded almost taunting , yet as she gazed up at him , and he smiled , she pushed the doubts aside . |
| 16 | She gazed up at him . |
| 17 | Her eyes glittered strangely as she gazed up at him . |
| 18 | His voice was raggedly urgent , and she gazed up at him through cloudy , unfocused eyes . |
| 19 | She gazed up at him , genuinely astounded by his anger , yet equally taken aback to discover just how desperately she wanted to hurl herself into his arms . |
| 20 | Only too aware that her bed was just a few feet away , she gazed up at him , her eyes showing her confusion . |
| 21 | Then , abruptly , his mouth left her , and she gazed up at him in confused distress , her body still longing for his caress . |
| 22 | She gazed up at him through dazed , unfocused eyes . |
| 23 | She gazed up at him , still half afraid to believe what was happening . |
| 24 | And then she gazed up at him , her hands gripping his shoulders and absorbed the incredible feeling of having him inside her . |
| 25 | She gazed up at the ceiling with its painted blue flowers and wondered what Arnie was doing in Bradford . |
| 26 | Gently rocked by the smooth , rhythmic action of the calm sea , she gazed up at the sky above . |
| 27 | Her eyes were as wide as a frightened fawn 's as she gazed up at him . |
| 28 | Through dazed , clouded eyes she gazed up at him , the taste of his kiss still tingling on her mouth , her heart beating an erratic tattoo within her breast . |
| 29 | She gazed up at it with a deep sigh of pleasure . |
| 30 | Lacuna appeared distracted , her face frozen in surprise as she gazed unseeingly at the ceaseless struggle . |