Example sentences of "[noun sg] she [verb] [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | From a drawer of her desk she brought out a number of pink slips clipped together and she separated the top three . |
| 2 | Reaching into her case she pulled out a pair of ugly buttoned boots . |
| 3 | From a plain wooden table spread with literature she picked up a booklet and offered it to Melissa , who took it with some hesitation . |
| 4 | In their place she pinned up a poster of a starving black child and a chart which eventually recorded a handsome donation to the Biafran famine relief fund , amassed by the girls from a summer fair , Christmas carol-singing and a sponsored fast during which Suzie Chamfer histrionically fainted in the lavatories . |
| 5 | That evening she turned down a prior supper engagement , pleading a headache . |
| 6 | At our own Festival she sold out a month before the performance . |
| 7 | In the living room she picked up a couple of wine glasses from the floor and set them down on a coffee table . |
| 8 | Leaning back her head she blew out a small cloud of smoke which hung in the still air above her . |
| 9 | From a drawer she took out a cardboard box , and laid it on the table . |
| 10 | While they were steaming on top of the savoury liquid she whipped up a small quantity of French dressing , sprinkled it on shredded lettuce and tomato slices , then added grated cheese and made some sandwiches . |
| 11 | In this way she sets out a research agenda for applications-related research which serves a similar function to the spatial analysis research agenda set out by Openshaw at the beginning of Part Two . |
| 12 | At the same time she handed off a man who was trying to prevent her from leaving . |
| 13 | On the way into the office she fell down a flight of stairs and was injured . |
| 14 | In the Commissioner 's office she put on a brave front . |