Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [conj] she [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By a great effort of will she quelled the tremor that threatened as she went into his arms . |
| 2 | De Valois reiterated that thought when she said in a lecture to teachers ( 1947 ) : ‘ Classical dance requires an ordered , balanced form in which a calm spaciousness of movement animates the dancers . |
| 3 | She walked along by the shops , and stopped when she came to a door with ‘ Madame Eloise — Hair ’ on it . |
| 4 | She took the photograph back and sighed as she stared at it . |
| 5 | After a week , Val came back , tearful and shaky , and declared that she meant at least to earn her living , and would take a course in shorthand-typing . |
| 6 | Fabia smiled , and discovered as she stood under the shower , that she was cheerfully humming a snatch of one of Dvořák 's Humoresques . |
| 7 | Her fists clenched and unclenched as she spoke in a low furious mutter . |
| 8 | Finally she shut herself in the attic room on Ella 's day off and sobbed until she ached in body and soul . |
| 9 | He slowly lifted the hand which had been clutching his , opened it and very gently implanted a kiss on its palm , and laughed when she gasped at the caress . |
| 10 | Several people waved theirs at Bobbie , and smiled as she went by — people who never usually waved or smiled at her . |
| 11 | ‘ Cheap , ’ he granted her ruthlessly , and smiled as she glanced in the direction of Florian , who was now dancing energetically with the exotically lovely Nicky Kai . |
| 12 | ‘ In spite of having Alan Morris in the family , ’ Lesley said , and smiled as she drew into the left traffic lane at the lights on the outskirts of Comerbourne . |
| 13 | And then she heard the words that surprised and startled , confused her , so that the green eyes that flashed and sparked with anger softened and melted as she looked at him and heard each gently spoken syllable . |
| 14 | She leaped up the track and ran until she felt as if her lungs would burst . |
| 15 | And so it was that , just after five on Friday evening , a large black Bentley , with not a sign of a dent anywhere , drew up outside Lisa 's little terraced cottage and waited while she darted into Josey 's to collect her daughter , then into her own house to pick up their luggage . |
| 16 | He stopped by the gate and waited as she limped towards him in the darkness . |
| 17 | Carson carried her weekend bag through a brick archway to a side door , and waited as she looked for her key . |
| 18 | She saw by his face that he had not , and grimaced as she thought of the gruesome tasks she was obliged to perform , degrading both for herself and for her far from easy patient . |
| 19 | When pressed to give her views on Fatima , the daughter of the prophet Mohamad ( whose birthday is Women 's Day in Iran ) she praised Fatima but added that she belonged to 14 centuries ago . |
| 20 | Distraught Hobbins began pestering her , but apologised when she complained to his bosses at Chelsea Barracks . |