Example sentences of "and [adv] she [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sat at the breakfast table , trying to calm her nerves , and eventually she drew the envelope from her housecoat pocket and opened it , reading the words that were written inside , and feeling the blood drain from her face . |
| 2 | The vehemence of his reply had taken her aback , and suddenly she heard the throb of her own heartbeat loud in her ears . |
| 3 | The guests , packed cheek by jowl , parted as he entered , and suddenly she knew the reason for the party . |
| 4 | All the same the effect was n't quite right , and so she undid the Alice-band at the nape of her neck and let her hair fall to her shoulders , tousled and damp at the edges . |
| 5 | The colour was not good with her frock , but warmth was more important than aesthetic perfection and so she ignored the clash . |
| 6 | A headline had grabbed her attention and so she bought the paper and sat in the booth reading over and over again the following morning . |
| 7 | Very quietly and gently she picked the phone up , and dialled the number of his school . |
| 8 | He was disbelieving and finally she shut the door in his face . |
| 9 | And erm and like she answered the phone and I did n't know whether it was so I go is is that Lucy ? |
| 10 | Mrs Hughes , from Marske , Cleveland , was 108 when she had tea at No 10 with the then Prime Minister , Margaret Thatcher — and later she returned the compliment when the premier visited her home while in north-east England . |
| 11 | She could not see why her mother wanted her , nor what she expected her to do in Northam , and whenever she mentioned the subject to others they exclaimed in horror , commiserating with her , telling her that she must be firm , never for half a moment assuming that she could or would really do it . |
| 12 | A large hand pushed her head down to her knees , and automatically she obeyed the voice that told her to protect herself with her arms . |
| 13 | And now she had the shop — Mary Ann Evans 's , with its wood-panelled lifts that went up seven floors and a turnover of so many millions a year . |
| 14 | And now she lifted the cape and she said , to no one in particular : |
| 15 | Cassie had been playing absentmindedly with the buttons on Johnny 's shirt , and now she brushed the material away and pushed her mouth against his shoulder , biting gently with small sharp teeth . |
| 16 | The narrow boat rocked slightly , a light from the galley filtered around the edge of the dividing curtain and now she heard the squeak as of a cupboard door . |
| 17 | ‘ She hurt him dreadfully when he came home from Africa , crippled and his career in the army over , just when he needed her loving support the most , and now she has the gall to chase him again , when I hoped and prayed that he had finally recovered from her brutal treatment of him . ’ |
| 18 | And now she concentrated the whole of her mind and her brain and her will up into her eyes and once again but much more quickly than before she felt the electricity gathering and the power was beginning to surge and the hotness was coming into the eyeballs , and then the millions of tiny invisible arms with hands on them were shooting out towards the glass , and without making any sound at all she kept on shouting inside her head for the glass to go over . |
| 19 | And then she played the piano later . |
| 20 | She paused a moment , looking worriedly across at the main entrance , and then she crossed the road . |
| 21 | And then she saw the creature again . |
| 22 | And then she knew the game was up and started giggling , and so did I to show there were n't any hard feelings . |
| 23 | A whimper rose in her throat and hovered on her lips , and then she heard the man 's voice , filtering through the layers of sleep . |
| 24 | The blood raced through her , she heard herself moan hoarsely , shaking , her mouth opening hungrily , and then she felt the fear whirl up inside her like a typhoon . |
| 25 | She looked at him once more and then she left the room . |
| 26 | Every now and then she feels the urge to do something exciting and out of character ; people are never quite sure what to expect from her . |
| 27 | And then she recalled the time when she 'd just started her training , and one of her friends had fallen madly in love with a houseman , a rather conceited young man named Stewart . |
| 28 | And then she had the worry about Nona . ’ |
| 29 | And then she read The villa will appeal in particular to devotees of Italian painting . |
| 30 | And then she closed the door , leaving me on the step in the rain . |