Example sentences of "[prep] she [conj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His ‘ Leith , you do n't … ’ could n't have been very important either , otherwise , knowing him , he 'd have charged after her and made her listen . |
| 2 | Why had n't Shamrock 's owners looked after her and loved her as we had done ? |
| 3 | By now he was used to spending longer and longer periods alone , yet in that moment when she walked away he always experienced a brief sense of loss that made him want to rush after her and beg her not to go . |
| 4 | As she groped towards a chair he made no move towards her but watched her sit down , then bow her head for a moment before slowly raising her eyes to his again when , in a voice that had lost none of its bitterness , she said ‘ Leave me ; but I 'm warning you , I 'll see you dead first , before you take that girl . ’ |
| 5 | Peggy had moved quickly towards her and lifted her bodily . |
| 6 | There is one rather funny one , I think : ‘ Elizabeth Taylor was seen in town today wearing a yellow dress , and a group of children at the bus stop went towards her and boarded her . ’ |
| 7 | She says that he pushed past her and said he 'd lost somthing in her garden . |
| 8 | But it was the knowledge that he 'd deliberately set out to make a fool of her that wounded her the most . |
| 9 | ( 1 ) Although she was under the influence of the painkilling pethidine , she had not lost her mental faculties and she was sufficiently alert , though tired , to be able to understand the questions asked of her and to answer them comprehensively and comprehendingly . |
| 10 | I felt very proud of her and read her the letter . |
| 11 | Leo ! ’ she exclaimed in shock as he caught hold of her and manoeuvred her back towards the fork . |
| 12 | Yussuf caught hold of her and propelled her towards the gate . |
| 13 | He had not expected it of her and wished he could have gone away quickly without even asking if there was anything he could do for her . |
| 14 | and some car came through out of control , went straight into the wall , the wall collapsed on top of her and killed her . |
| 15 | Their taunts must have sickened her , so this ai n't the time to start mauling — even though I 've got a bulge in my pants like a bunch of bananas and I want to rip that nightdress of her and throw her on the bed . |
| 16 | and was ashamed of her and kept her down |
| 17 | As she screamed , she felt arms grab hold of her and pick her up off the floor . |
| 18 | She felt her mouth dry up , and she would have fallen if two young men had n't taken charge of her and marched her unprotestingly through the cheering crowd . |
| 19 | She darted away and began spinning on one foot in the middle of the room , but he quickly took hold of her and drew her back . |
| 20 | When she did n't answer he sighed roughly , increasing his pace so that he could walk in front of her and force her to stop . |
| 21 | Camille felt intimidated and envious : she thought the girls did n't like the look of her and suspected she was after their jobs , and she felt like an interloper . |
| 22 | His voice caught in his throat as he turned to take hold of her and press her fiercely against his chest . |
| 23 | Franco 's hands took hold of her and shook her , he seemed to be moving in oil , and she responded sluggishly , like a loaded boat tugged into harbour , rolling as it was edged towards the berth . |
| 24 | And when Jessie saw this man that she loved slide down the wall , then drop onto his side , she screamed ; but her screaming was soon checked by her father who , staggering towards her , put his hand over her mouth then twisted one of her arms behind her and thrust her towards the staircase door . |
| 25 | Hannele closed the door behind her and pressed her back against it . |
| 26 | She closed the door behind her and joined him on the pavement and as she took several breaths of the crisp October air she suddenly felt how good it was to be alive . |
| 27 | He could hop up behind her and pop her one with the blackjack , no discussion , no fuss , just an instant human sack that he could throw over his shoulder and rush to the car . |
| 28 | Folly grabbed a pillow from behind her and threw it at Luke , then saw his face change with sudden desire as the sheet slipped down to expose her breasts . |
| 29 | Looking around her as if she thought someone was going to run out of the field behind her and save her , she saw that the man was much nearer . |
| 30 | The faculty denied having discriminated against her and said she had been treated in the same way as all others seeking membership of the bar . |