Example sentences of "[adv] she [vb past] in " in BNC.
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| 31 | Well she looked in the sa , in the Elaine brought a thing |
| 32 | well she said in the letter did n't she |
| 33 | No , there has not been another report saying how well she did in the South Atlantic , the European parliament has not ‘ liberated ’ Britain 's £500 million rebate from the European Community , nor has the opposition to the new nuclear power station at Sizewell withdrawn from the public inquiry The news that the Prime Minister has awaited with bated breath ever since she visited CERN last year comes from Switzerland , and it has nothing to do with Zurich , or gnomes . |
| 34 | On and on she ran until presently she came in sight of the witch 's cottage , half buried in greenery . |
| 35 | Presently she appeared in the rearview mirror . |
| 36 | And when presently she appeared in the kitchen doorway she said , ‘ I did n't know you were here , Peggy . ’ |
| 37 | A number of years ago she worked in the social services department of Cleveland county council . |
| 38 | Abruptly she looked in another direction — somehow , she felt unsteady , as if everything was getting away from her ! |
| 39 | Everywhere she went in the factory , the notebook went with her . |
| 40 | Everywhere she went in the flat , she seemed to catch sight of it out of the corner of her eye . |
| 41 | Sometimes she walked in imagination in a Roman suburb , passing tall old houses with balconies and secret leafy gardens glimpsed through a gate in the wall . |
| 42 | Sometimes she rehearsed in her mind means of escape from the murderer who lurks always just within the consciousness of the solitary . |
| 43 | Sometimes she sat in his room with him in the evenings when he practised , curled up on one or other of the narrow beds , with her sewing . |
| 44 | Carrie was good at stories but sometimes she stopped in the middle and had to be prodded . |
| 45 | But she could n't control her dreams and sometimes she talked in her sleep . |
| 46 | Doreen 's jaw sagged slightly , then she muttered in a sulky manner , ‘ I suppose so — ’ |
| 47 | Then she stiffened in shocked disbelief , the Campari bottle poised precariously over her glass . |
| 48 | Then she added in a confiding tone : ‘ Of course , she was not much with her husband really — and I think that helps — she is n't reminded of him at every turn , like an ordinary widow would be . ’ |
| 49 | Then she added in an oddly tantalising tone , ‘ Today 's my morning at the hospital . ’ |
| 50 | And then she went in one day and she knew she 'd had a thousand and said can I extend it ? |
| 51 | Then she continued in the sort of I'll-be-reasonable-if-you'll-be-reasonable tones adopted by the Russian government to , say , the Lithuanians . |
| 52 | He repeated the question , and then she said in a voice choked with sobs , ‘ I did n't expect him home . |
| 53 | For a moment she just looked , then she said in a strangled gasp , ‘ That 's Gran'pa 's gun . ’ |
| 54 | Her mother looked at her vacantly for a moment , then she said in a weak voice , ‘ My poor girl . |
| 55 | Then she said in a low voice : ‘ I asked Sir Charles to tell nobody . ’ |
| 56 | Then she said in a small , flat voice , ‘ If you 've got problems , then there are professional people who can probably help you . |
| 57 | Her face was burning , then she said in a rush , ‘ That this desire we share could grow , maybe into a deep affection . |
| 58 | For a moment she could n't believe she had actually struck , then she stared in horrified fascination at the dark red stain spreading diagonally across de Raimes ' belly and down to his thigh . |
| 59 | But then she seemed in the end she she picked it up . |
| 60 | And then she took in the claw-like ends , curling inwards to grasp the stair . |