Example sentences of "she [verb] [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Are you listening to me ? ’ he demanded when she failed to laugh at the right point . |
| 2 | ‘ Meaning — do you slap her down if she dares to ask about the other women in your life ? ’ |
| 3 | The glass of wine went quickly to each head , for Alix 's family was teetotal , and Liz 's alcohol consumption to that date comprised perhaps three glasses of brown sherry and one ( celebrating her A levels with her teacher ) of Liebfraumilch : Esther seemed better connected with drink as with friends , but even she became confiding under the mild influence . |
| 4 | Her anxiety about the visit disappeared once she became acclimatized to the appaling conditions confronting her . |
| 5 | She became known as the Chinese ‘ Green ’ leader . |
| 6 | Still staring at him , she became distracted by the dark hair that curled damply across his forehead , at the almost delicate arch of his eyebrows , the aquiline nose , the beautiful mouth , and then back to the bright , amused mockery in his blue , blue eyes . |
| 7 | She was aware that these could be developed by investigative work , but once she became immersed in the new curriculum , struggling on occasions to keep her head above water , she began to lose sight of these objectives , focusing instead on the more familiar content objectives . |
| 8 | On Monday morning , she reported to work at the Swift building on Des Voeux Road . |
| 9 | She revealed in London that she wants to go with the Red Cross for a first-hand view of aid work . |
| 10 | Not because of the new-found fame , the cash she 's pocketed or the car she stands to win in the national finals . |
| 11 | She tried to walk over the rich green grass towards them , but her feet seemed glued in place . |
| 12 | Applying power , I forgot about the ‘ tail low ’ advice and she tried to dart off the left side of the runway before some firm right boot put us back in line for another go . |
| 13 | Abashed , she tried to shrink behind the sacrificial stone , and hid her eyes . |
| 14 | Ran away with the blacksmith who beat her with his bellows if his dinner was n't ready on time , and now she lies buried underneath the spreading chestnut tree . |
| 15 | Much of the alleged wisdom that inheres in institutions and practice is part of what she has regarded as the flabby consensus that dragged the country down . |
| 16 | Strong political statements commenting on Ireland where she has lived for the past two years . |
| 17 | The idea is that every person has another person ( or sometimes a group or committee ) to whom he or she has to account for the proper discharge of responsibilities . |
| 18 | Anstey 's approach to this edition was initially intended to be thematic but she has reverted to the chronological format of the first edition , thus not only dispensing with the problems of placing the themes but also giving the reader a parallel in comment on Thomas 's development both in poetry and prose . |
| 19 | CLAIRE , as pale as the winter daybreak she will never see again , sits on her bed wheezing through the oxygen mask she has worn for the past three months . |
| 20 | Yet , to a greater extent than other mobilizers , say , Joseph Chamberlain or Lloyd George , she has operated within the established political institutions of Parliament and party . |
| 21 | Some might say it presents an idealistic picture of family life ; others that it is a reactionary attempt to turn the clock back on the women 's movement ; yet others might argue that she has gone beyond the available evidence in concluding , or at least implying , that delinquency might result from early day-care experiences . |
| 22 | It is obviously a very exciting project for us though , and it will allow Kylie to show just how much she has developed over the past three years . |
| 23 | When she tells us that she left for work , we assume that she has dressed for the outside world . |
| 24 | In Kahlo 's painting , the figure falls from the fantasy world she has inhabited to the harsh bloodspattered reality of the street , literally coming down to earth . |
| 25 | She stands as the martyr of organized and systematic sexual wrong-doing on the part of the man who should be her mate , and whom alone she has evolved to the human plane . |
| 26 | At this stage , perhaps because she is unfamiliar with how the words look , she has substituted for the correct letters something which sounds all right but is inaccurate . |
| 27 | Originally from Belfast , she has worked in the Danish capital for four years . |
| 28 | The insolvency department has moved to Southampton based Lyon Pilcher , the Salisbury office is closing down with the loss of four jobs , and Gaynor Harris is back where she started with the Southampton practice ( to be known as Hook Harris ) which she has bought from the old partnership with Charles Bullworthy , with money borrowed from family and friends . |
| 29 | The eyes of his beloved wife , are tear-reddened ( sic ) and she has come to the awful realisation of a gap in her waning life which will never be filled . |
| 30 | ‘ She has come from the cool north . ’ |