Example sentences of "[subord] she [adv] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Liz has been appointed customer services manager with Skipton Building Society , where she previously held a management post in the commercial lending department . |
| 2 | His hair was thick and warm , and her fingers revelled in the feel of it , creeping around the back of his skull where she half-heartedly tugged to bring his head back so that she no longer ached for his kisses to continue . |
| 3 | In 1917–18 she served on the committee on post-war reconstruction , where she frequently clashed with Beatrice Webb . |
| 4 | She had been in the winning Nations Cup team in Drammen , Norway , where she also scored her first grand prix success , and , as a result of her achievements , was chosen to go with the British squad on the autumn circuit of North American shows , in Washington , New York and Toronto . |
| 5 | Her one fixation was fitness and she kept herself in peak physical condition by attending aerobic classes three times a week at the Rivereast Health Club on Second Avenue , where she also helped put housewives through their paces in the basic skills of karate . |
| 6 | Mia was driven to the Drumcondra clinic , where she instantly fell in love with rough , red-haired little Tip . |
| 7 | Gino 's chipper in Duke Street , near where she normally boarded her tram after work , charged one penny for a bag of crispy batter , and if you were lucky , there might be a nice piece of fish , or a stray lump of white pudding hiding among the golden , greasy flakes . |
| 8 | ‘ Where she always lived ; she never married . ’ |
| 9 | To the left , opposite the reception desk , in the parlour with the rubber plant and the lace half-curtains , where she sometimes had her breakfast ( if she was up before ten when Madame stopped serving it ) , she saw her grandfather , Sir Anthony Everard , erect against the window , with her young aunt his daughter beside him , Xanthe Everard , Miranda 's nursery playmate . |
| 10 | Paula spent most of her free time alone , window shopping , visiting News Theatres , where she sometimes watched the programme of cartoons twice round , and drinking endless cups of Espresso coffee in cafés and coffee houses . |
| 11 | Today she had brought sandwiches , as she wanted to spend her lunch hour writing personal letters , but she felt reluctant to reveal to this young man the name of the little restaurant near Westminster Abbey , run by gentlewomen , where she often lunched . |
| 12 | A public-school education led to a secretarial college where she suddenly rebelled , sought work as an artist 's model , entered Soho , quickly becoming an habituée and one of the stars in Muriel Belcher 's galère . |
| 13 | Donna had re-attached the back door to its frame as well , while Julie mopped up the blood in the hallway — although she finally passed out during the task . |
| 14 | She did n't ask him why he had chosen such an expensive place , although she privately resolved to have the cheapest items on the menu . |
| 15 | Although she probably forgot me before I even reached the corridor , that smile was worth Sir Henry Morgan 's fortune . |
| 16 | ‘ Where shall we go ? ’ said Bobbie , although she already knew the answer . |
| 17 | Gatsby uses his money to try and attract Daisy , whom he was in love with as a young man , although she later married someone else . |
| 18 | During the struggle police said Annie Murphy injured her foot , although she later refused medical treatment . |
| 19 | Alix could not have afforded this solution , and would have thought it cheating had she been able to afford it , although she thoroughly despised herself for these scruples . |
| 20 | One feminist , Mrs Wolstenholme-Elmy ( who as a young woman determined to follow Mary Wollstonecraft 's example and live with her lover , until on becoming pregnant she took the advice of fellow suffragists and married ) accepted the idea that menstruation was essentially pathological , although she also argued that it was caused by men 's brutality . |
| 21 | Brown remained her adviser for over a decade , although she also sought occasional assistance from the painter ( Sir ) Edward Burne-Jones [ q.v . ] . |
| 22 | In her own flat , although she normally drank very little , she took one of her best cut-glass tumblers and poured herself a stiff whisky — Laphroaig , bought on her last trip abroad . |
| 23 | And as always , although she clearly recognized Miranda , Elinor seemed almost too tired to speak . |
| 24 | Although she quickly did all the right things : alerting the police , the coastguard and Dr Forman , Harriet Tremayne knew that she would never see her daughter again . |
| 25 | There were plenty of other tasks for all three to get on with , and he might not bring Phyllis Henley tomorrow , he would prefer a more conciliatory personality , although she certainly knew her district . |
| 26 | Robyn felt a sudden anxiety , although she absolutely refused to admit its cause , or acknowledge the relief she felt when she realised there were only ten years between herself and Luke . |
| 27 | Although she once said ‘ I 've always thought that it was a mistake to think too much about games or sports , ’ she died , 27 June 1960 , in a nursing home in Sway , Hampshire , arguably the greatest all-round sportswoman England has ever produced . |
| 28 | This arrangement was kept going very nicely by her daughter ( who had a real affection for her ) reminding her occasionally that although she sometimes had to cut their conversations short , she never cut her out of her thoughts when she put the phone down . |
| 29 | Although she usually got on well with children , she found Hilary heavy going . |
| 30 | I put her name down for the local hospice without her permission , because although she defiantly insisted she did n't want anything to do with it , I thought things might change as she deteriorated . |