Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thinking that if he ignored her , did n't show even a whisper of interest in her , she would give up and go home under her own steam , thereby allowing her to rescue some of her dignity . |
| 2 | She moved to the table , put her keys down , suddenly realising she had been clutching them tightly . |
| 3 | He 's going to be ages , thought Juliet desperately , suddenly realising she 'd been standing with her hands clenched together , and her eyes screwed tightly as if to hear better . |
| 4 | As he turned to face her , Ronni was suddenly wishing she had n't sat down quite so hurriedly . |
| 5 | And so saying she led the way on to the terrace with its beautiful scents of honeysuckle , rose and jasmine . |
| 6 | So saying she ran from the kitchen and up to her bedroom , leaving those round the table confused and upset . |
| 7 | And so saying she gathered up her shawl , adjusted her mittens and scuttled from the room . |
| 8 | No , not at all , and then , even in her confused state , her mind shied away from the reasons for her distaste , and she found herself saying even through her pain and shock , ‘ I will not think about that , I will not , ’ and so saying she stopped struggling and sank back into oblivion once more . |
| 9 | And so saying she helped herself . |
| 10 | So saying she bustled Sarah out again into the bitter cold . |
| 11 | In so doing she destroys the principle of control that kept her novels within the bounds of the generic traditions of British fiction . |
| 12 | In so doing she demonstrates that the potential scope of the novel is enriched , not exhausted , by technological development , and that , conceived as an ‘ open ’ and heterogeneous genre , the novel still has a significant role to play in contemporary society , both as a mode of knowledge and as a means of communication . |
| 13 | In so doing she demonstrated the vital role of the family in early-modern towns . |
| 14 | Despite the fact that she knew that it was pointless , Fran began to struggle , pride and a fierce determination not to give in making her twist and turn in his hold . |
| 15 | Because it was all making her feel emotional , she tried to change the subject . |
| 16 | Stephen was constantly telling her to think before she spoke , particularly when it was none of her business . |
| 17 | ‘ Please leave now , Adam , ’ she said steadily , pride alone preventing her breaking heart from showing in her voice . |
| 18 | Despite the call of duty , and the deep warm affection she had for her cousin 's little girls , every instinct Laura possessed was overwhelmingly urging her to leave this vehicle ; to put as great a distance between herself and Ross as she possibly could . |
| 19 | After all , what were the reasons for not allowing her to travel alone ? |
| 20 | Then she remembered he was just using her to get the company , to get her to marry him ! |
| 21 | His talk about not wanting her had been nonsense , stuff handed out by a man salvaging a bruised ego . |
| 22 | And Mike ; always so good to her , teasing her , making her feel special , as though he had tried to make up for her real father 's dying when she was a baby ; not wanting her to feel left out when Martin had been born . |
| 23 | ‘ I mean , Miss Celia , as I still often think of her , being that young at the time and Mrs Tremayne not wanting her to know , pledging me and my eldest brother , Bert , to secrecy . |
| 24 | And she said that yous are really out of order not going she said because she wanted to sit in that close with |
| 25 | And she 's just complaining she 's put some on , I 've got a fat belly |
| 26 | Briefly he refused , not wishing her to know about the tears , and then they kissed . |
| 27 | I 'm not expecting her to do the heavy work . |
| 28 | For , though Alexander was there , he was clearly not expecting her to walk in on him at that precise moment . |
| 29 | And she said I 'm , I 'm I 'm not staying she said , I think it was New Year 's Eve , she said I 'm walking out so I might have no job , so I 've not seen her since , so Madge said she 's still there , that 's in Altrincham int it ? |
| 30 | But she 's not , I 'm not saying she 's has n't got a lot to learn |