Example sentences of "[noun sg] she [vb -s] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the hall she wraps a long scarf round her neck and puts on a cream-coloured quilted cotton jacket , with wide shoulders and inset sleeves , and lets herself out by the front door . |
| 2 | Good songs are ‘ Home on the range ’ , ‘ John Brown 's body ’ [ p.73 ] and ‘ Around her hair she wears a yellow ribbon ’ as well as other children 's songs such as ‘ Ai n't going to grieve my Lord ’ [ p.72 ] . |
| 3 | gets the odd enquiry about becoming a guide and she meets those interested to explain about the job , but for the moment she has a full complement of volunteers . |
| 4 | Later in the evening she has a light meal . |
| 5 | But roots will out and this month she makes a triumphal re-entry to SoHo in a former high-ceilinged , window-fronted exercise studio directly across from the Angelika Film Center on Houston Street . |
| 6 | And with this dress she needs a tiny waist . |
| 7 | On the one hand she makes a speculative diagnosis of him , out of Adlerian psychology ; on the other hand she half believes — but ca n't quite bring herself to say — that the blame lies with England , for virtually expelling him a quarter-century before . |
| 8 | On the upper deck aft from the wheelhouse she has a little lounge with a sauna . |
| 9 | MY DAUGHTER , who lives at home with my wife and I , is in full employment and because of her low wage she pays a reduced poll tax . |
| 10 | In the course of the show she plays a young child ( Mamillius ) , a passionate middle-aged woman ( Paulina ) and a comic old man ( the shepherd ) with a verisimilitude that beggars belief . |
| 11 | In a crowded restaurant she gives a little scream at the plate which some overworked waitress has set before her and says , ‘ Oh , that 's far , far too much ! |
| 12 | ‘ At this time of the year she sleeps a great deal , ’ said Simon . |
| 13 | Each year she chooses a famous personality to base the design on — past models included Twiggy and Joan Collins . |
| 14 | With the help of cosmetic surgery she undergoes a dramatic transformation to re-emerge as Silver . |
| 15 | And by the time she reaches a suitable age , I shall be long gone . ’ |