Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [vb past] she " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ensuing exchange over the months turned the whole cast of Balzac 's Comédie Humaine into Katherine 's familiars and gave her an awareness of greed and ambition , love and betrayal far beyond her years . |
| 2 | It 's alleged Gary Corbett held her by the legs and swung her against a wall at the flat in which they all lived at Forest Green in Nailsworth , near Stroud in Gloucestershire . |
| 3 | As he did so , the stick jerked between Angela 's legs and pitched her forward , head first . |
| 4 | And then , for his sake , she did what she had read should be done : raised her legs and arched her back and held him embraced and reached her mouth to his , and began to enjoy what she did . |
| 5 | He whipped back the covers and moved her into bed as if she were a doll , watching her for a second and then turning away . |
| 6 | Something scratchy nudged against her calves and made her jump . |
| 7 | Elinor narrowed her eyes and swung her straight black hair out behind her like a scarf . |
| 8 | Jose stared at her with greedy eyes and touched her and muttered suggestions of which no translation was necessary . |
| 9 | He rolled his eyes and blew her a kiss but unfortunately Maggie saw him do it . |
| 10 | Then he smiled into her eyes and lowered her slowly to her feet . |
| 11 | Jane closed her eyes and made her mind a blank ; Lucinda sighed tremulously , and from her seat in the window Vi coughed nervously , yet the glass remained stubbornly still . |
| 12 | Then he bathed her eyes and made her a cup of tea . |
| 13 | She was very tired ; an uncharacteristic wave of sentimentality — of pity , almost , for all living things , brought tears to her eyes and made her want to clasp her arms round Caro . |
| 14 | Sighing wearily , Beth opened her eyes and told her , ‘ You 're right , Peggy . |
| 15 | The photograph sprang to her eyes and startled her . |
| 16 | He closed his eyes and held her against him , his mouth against her neck . |
| 17 | The woman at the door raised weary , gold-lidded eyes and gave her an anonymous welcoming smile . |
| 18 | The attacker dragged her into bushes and raped her . |
| 19 | The attacker dragged her into bushes and raped her . |
| 20 | In her decoration ‘ Lilith ’ ( Museum Boymans-van Beuningen , Rotterdam — watercolour sketch at the Tate Gallery ) it is as if she has taken one of these nudes and stood her against a tree , where , with arms wrapped around her head and one leg twisted into the other she writhes provocatively for the pleasure of the viewer . |
| 21 | They gave Chesarynth two painkillers and told her she was lucky . |
| 22 | And she laughed her laugh , that shocking laugh which turned heads and caused her to blush and put a hand over her naked mouth . |
| 23 | She spoke rather absently for she was remembering a vase of stiff-looking artificial flowers of an unknown species , seen fleetingly in a funeral director 's window , which now overlaid her memory of the bright Kensington shops and brought her back to the reality of her life in North London . |
| 24 | A glance towards the windows confirmed his words and made her shiver even more . |
| 25 | He ripped open one of the little silver foil packets and handed her the lubricated ring of rubber . |
| 26 | Ariel went to her , and held her by the shoulders and raised her till her feet touched the earthen floor , then pitched her forward till she stood in her crooked hoop . |
| 27 | He put his hands on her shoulders and kissed her , then held both her hands and smiled down at her as I had not seen him smile since I mentioned her name that night in the subway . |
| 28 | He held her by the shoulders and kissed her in continental fashion on the cheeks . |
| 29 | He took her by the shoulders and kissed her instead , a real kiss with his tongue and his teeth and a strong aftertaste of brandy . |
| 30 | He caught her ankle , lunging at her , took her by the shoulders and flung her on to her back , his breathing hoarse and his eyes blazing with fury . |