Example sentences of "[subord] she [verb] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | A SHOPLIFTER gave the two police officers who arrested her a shock when she sent them a Christmas card . |
| 32 | When she raised them the rest of the way she held them not to her streaming eyes , but to her ears , listening intently for the sound of the sea . |
| 33 | She drew both father and child to the top of the sea , and when she saw them a spring of joy burst in her heart and the power of speech returned to her . |
| 34 | Inside the little shop , a doleful Asian youth wearing finger mittens , walled in behind racks of cheap digital watches , ballpoint pens , sweets , and music cassettes , shakes his head and shrugs when she asks him the name of the street . |
| 35 | When she asks you a question , stand up at once before you answer it . |
| 36 | That 's what I said to her when she said it the other day I said how old are you Mrs ? |
| 37 | She had expected him to leave her but he stayed watching her quietly , picking a biscuit off the plate himself , sharing her milk when she offered him the glass . |
| 38 | When she found it the scene was stark . |
| 39 | She had not long returned to her room however , when her telephone rang , and when she answered it the sun came out . |
| 40 | She told Susan about her encounter when she gave her the humbugs , and the elder sister seemed interested for the first time that evening . |
| 41 | Well I did n't go , no , cos Chris int going , so I did n't bother going but I must admit , I mean , when she gave me the papers and what have you that goes with it , I come home , I put it in the cupboard and I 've not even looked at it since . |
| 42 | ‘ I think what I am trying to explain to you , ’ she said , ‘ is that over the years I became so completely cowed and dominated by this monster of an aunt that when she gave me an order , no matter what it was , I obeyed it instantly . |
| 43 | And so , during the holiday , Millie was again invited to tea , and on this visit she amused them , together with their other children , a twelve-year old son , and a five-year old daughter , when she gave them an imitation of the nuns , excelling herself when she touched on Sister Mary . |
| 44 | He greeted her very warmly and blushed in the sweetest way when she gave him a sisterly kiss . |
| 45 | When she gave him the second half of S. Kettering 's rent , he put it in his pocket without counting it . |
| 46 | When she gave him the number he just rang off and left her staring at the phone . |
| 47 | Rather to her disappointment , Giles replied , and when she gave him the news about Yvette she added cautiously , ‘ Mind you , she still has a little way to go yet , but I think she 'll be OK . ’ |
| 48 | She carefully left enough of her father 's original hair tonic in the bottle so that when she gave it a good shake the whole thing still looked reasonably purple . |
| 49 | We listened to the hon. Member for Derby , South when she gave us the present status of Beckett 's laws — a pledge to increase pensions and child benefit , to which the new manufacturing package has been added . |
| 50 | Effortlessly , his knee slid to part her legs , but when she threw him a look of utter dismay he paused . |
| 51 | ‘ I must confess I 'm pretty sick about it all , ’ he said seriously , then when she threw him a startled glance he suddenly grinned . |
| 52 | When she did it the second time . |
| 53 | She paused and then went on in the same proud tone she had used when she showed them the bathroom , ‘ Mr Evans is a very important man . |
| 54 | She acknowledged this with a raised thumb , but when she showed me the assortment of charts on the bed-table pushed against the wall she gave a thumbs-down over his fluid-intake . |
| 55 | ‘ It 's lovely , ’ Carrie said , though she thought it a strange dress for someone to wear in the daytime . |
| 56 | When her attention returned to Wycliffe it was almost as though she found it an effort to recall what they were talking about . |
| 57 | Lucy swallowed as she sent him a nervous glance . |
| 58 | The genuine note of admiration in his voice sent a tiny and thoroughly illogical frisson of pleasure running through her , and she felt the faint tide of colour swim into her face as she sent him an answering smile . |
| 59 | ‘ There , Mr Cottle , ’ Mary Ann was saying to the traveller in jelly , as she passed him the bread and butter , ‘ this 'll put roses in your cheeks . ’ |
| 60 | Their hands touched as she passed him the bottle . |