Example sentences of "she [vb past] at the thought " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the first few months she trembled at the thought of performing an official engagement on her own . |
| 2 | She winced at the thought and concentrated on the toes of her right foot , those tireless weight-lifters and balancers , dusted with rose-scented powder and snuggled into rainbowed socks and patent leather shoes . |
| 3 | She grinned at the thought , and slid at last into sleep , smiling . |
| 4 | She grinned at the thought and the solemn angles of Ted 's mouth relaxed also . |
| 5 | And she stiffened at the thought of Noreen . |
| 6 | She wanted to lean over and touch him , and , fearful though she was of men , and she shrank at the thought , she wanted him to touch her — gently , of course . |
| 7 | She blushed at the thought that she had half considered it , that the pressure on her hand and admiration had added something to her pleasure , that it had made her feel successful . |
| 8 | She laughed at the thought of his face next morning when he realised he 'd been outwitted it was n't hard to do . |
| 9 | She shivered at the thought of it . |
| 10 | She shivered at the thought . |
| 11 | One more guilty secret that Maggie felt obliged to keep from everyone was the deep fear and disgust that she felt at the thought of sexuality . |
| 12 | She smiled at the thought ; the next seven days to the interview seemed almost endless in the long hot summer of 1906 . |