Example sentences of "the [noun sg] she [vb past] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But before she could finish the sentence she felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to find Rune looming over her , glass in hand . |
| 2 | To finish off the story she married a millionaire in Tennessee , so she 's OK . ’ |
| 3 | Shortly after reading the play she paid a visit to the poet . |
| 4 | As she looked in the doorway she noticed a man standing there . |
| 5 | About fifty metres from the car she discovered a passageway which sliced between the terraces . |
| 6 | In the spring she planted a garden of remembrance round the grave using all the flowers her mother had loved . |
| 7 | At a turn in the corridor she saw a picture she remembered , a ship at sea , and under the waves a chariot racing from a previous painting . |
| 8 | The first voice made a request for permission to use the campsite area for a group of boys during the next school break , and after stopping the machine she made a note of the name and address to which she would send confirmation . |
| 9 | Rachel was about to protest — this sounded like dangerous ground — but somehow it seemed the lesser of two evils and as she turned the key in the ignition she felt a flutter of excitement and she knew , deep down , that she wanted to go with him . |
| 10 | Near the bar she caught a glimpse of Marcus 's round head and began to make her way towards him . |
| 11 | She asked for an orange juice , and while he was at the bar she found a table in the window . |
| 12 | But when Angela 's mum complained about the feast she started a family feud . |
| 13 | She 'd never been a raving beauty , it was true , but at the moment she looked a wreck . |
| 14 | Anna became very active and efficient running charities and committees ; Constanza took a shift at a canteen , and after Italy was in the war she got a job in a ministry , real work , and she did it ; for what it was worth . |
| 15 | In the evening she wrote a cheque for £20 , but instead of the Cats ' Protection League , made it out to Maria Jakob . |
| 16 | The only thing which was missing was the recognised transport qualification , a Certificate of Professional Competence , so , determined not to let this official piece of paper prevent her from doing the job she undertook a study course and was soon legally qualified to run the fleet . |
| 17 | In the distance she heard a car engine , normally a sound which compelled curiosity but now of no interest . |
| 18 | She acknowledged this with a raised thumb , but when she showed me the assortment of charts on the bed-table pushed against the wall she gave a thumbs-down over his fluid-intake . |
| 19 | The following day the dress rehearsal went so smoothly that after giving out his notes — the pause at the end of the third act , before Olwyn opened the cigarette box for the second time , was a whisker too long , and her response to Robert 's line to the effect that she 'd fabricated the person she loved a touch too quick — ; Meredith declared enough was enough . |
| 20 | Mrs Swales told the court she saw a lot of shouting and arguing , but she did not intervene or try to get involved . |
| 21 | Over the top she had a jacket of the palest blue , and a brooch of seed pearls like a bunch of grapes . |
| 22 | MISS E will not talk publicly about the day she accepted a glass of wine from Dr Tom Courtney . |
| 23 | Behind fresh eggs and bacon and milk at the front of the fridge she found a pile of dates covered in green mould , and a piece of Stilton turning grey , and an older lump of lettuce wrapped in newspaper . |
| 24 | In the library she negotiated a cease-fire between Joyce Babcock and the new trainee , a girl fatally endowed with enthusiasm both for books and for people , and therefore threatening the entire ethos of Joyce 's empire . |
| 25 | Later during the morning she had a lung scan which did not reveal any abscess but showed a picture which was consistent with pneumonia . |
| 26 | Placed first on the beam , vault and bar , and second on the floor she accumulated a score of 34.4 points under the new points code . |
| 27 | This evening , she decided , she would tell the man she met a thing or two . |
| 28 | At the end of the garden she reached a summerhouse . |
| 29 | Out by the pool she found a girl who greeted her warmly and , delving into the recesses of her knapsack , brought out a box of nougat and gave it to her . |
| 30 | As she withdrew the needle she heard a car draw up outside . |