Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [conj] she [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.

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1 Somehow the pins in her hair always seemed to escape when she lost her temper and the dark tresses whirled round her shoulders as she walked up and down Oswin 's bedroom .
2 Secretary Deborah Butler , 33 , planned to fire as she watched his motorcade in Denver , Colorado .
3 I guessed what she was going to say before she opened her mouth .
4 Her foot began to tingle and she shifted her position .
5 She began to shiver and she felt her heart hammering in anger .
6 Her shoulders dropped as the tensions began to ease and she raised her face to the condensed water on the ceiling , trying to relinquish control .
7 All this Sylvie began to learn as she watched his graceful gestures and questioned him .
8 She had to decide before she saw her parents again if she should confess all that she 'd been up to .
9 He 'd begun to tell her an anecdote about the time he 'd been trying out some play in Brighton when he 'd very nearly missed the curtain because he 'd accidentally locked himself in his hotel-room , and how if it had n't been for his wife — ; realising his blunder he broke off and wanted to know if she minded his being married .
10 I wanted to ask whether she thought her own life unwasted and whether the fact that she had given birth to me was sufficient justification for it .
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