Example sentences of "and she [vb past] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And she discovered a telephone ear-piece extension which allows her to listen and repeat the words of a caller to him . |
| 2 | I smiled at her , and she jammed a copy of Pravda into my hand , her smile still ticking over . |
| 3 | Their bed had a wooden footboard and she saw a flicker of movement behind it in the half-light . |
| 4 | As her silence lengthened a muscle flexed in his jaw and she saw a flicker of murderous rage in his eye for one instant . |
| 5 | She heard a footfall , she pressed herself back , keeping an eye on the street ; in a doorway , further on , a silhouette detached itself for a moment , and she saw a man throw his head back and shake it as if intoxicated , while holding his arms extended , and she fancied she heard him speak to his own fidanzata of that evening , she imagined him murmuring about her hair — as dark as a raven 's wing , perhaps ? |
| 6 | A lot of people came in , and she saw a man and his wife . |
| 7 | Just as she reached it , the light from a lantern spilled on to the square , and she saw a man enter the place behind it . |
| 8 | The door opened six inches and she saw a sliver of dark landing , stairs coiling away to the street . |
| 9 | He waited , and she saw a hint of amusement in his face . |
| 10 | He frowned and she saw a muscle twitch in his jaw . |
| 11 | And she saw a soldier 's face , permanently browned and weathered by sun and wind . |
| 12 | She began to say , ‘ Thank God … ’ then halted , as the door swung open and she saw a figure momentarily silhouetted against the pale evening light . |
| 13 | It had been shapeless and unflattering , and she looked a lot better without it . |
| 14 | But the eight-time Wimbledon champion lost the first set as the Czechoslovak brought her down with her huge serve and she looked a bag of nerves . |
| 15 | For a long moment he lay where he was , and she knew a second 's real apprehension . |
| 16 | The small aircraft bucked and tossed , throwing her forward , then something caught her a glancing blow and she knew a moment 's pain before the blessed darkness closed in . |
| 17 | and she told a lot of other people and so I think we got a pretty comprehensive list actually . |
| 18 | With treacherous defiance , her eyes closed , abandoning her to her fate like the rest of her body , and she felt a despair that her brain was so languid that it was n't helping her to deny him . |
| 19 | Her altered tastebuds tingled , and she felt a spasm of pleasure in her stomach . |
| 20 | He regarded her calmly through dark-rimmed spectacles and she felt a burst of unusual irritation . |
| 21 | He sounded as if he was thoroughly disgusted by the whole business and she felt a pang of dismay . |
| 22 | Then she realised that he must be hungry and she felt a pang of that pity which is akin to love . |
| 23 | It reminded her of Hilda , and she felt a wave of panic , but fought it down . |
| 24 | The familiar blue eyes searched her familiarly , and she felt a wave of colour seep into her cheeks , but there was nothing particularly friendly in his welcome . |
| 25 | He squealed at the intrusion , and she felt a shudder run through his body . |
| 26 | He kissed her lingeringly as if he had all the time in the world and she felt a shudder run through her at the response he was forcing from her with so little effort . |
| 27 | One of his rawboned hands descended on her shoulder and she felt a flash of excitement . |
| 28 | Skinner was looking at her , and she felt a caress of terror . |
| 29 | My , my sister- in-law , she w had to go in just before Christmas , had to rather suddenly she 's was diagnosed in the summer as having diverticulitis and they planned a sort of diet out to keep her really well and she was in terrible pain and they rushed her off for a scan and er she goes privately cos Vernon , I think actually his is BUPA that he 's in , he joined when it first came out and she wrote to me and she said oh I 'm , I just feel so lonely , there 's nobody to talk to , I 've got nobody to see or anything and she felt a bit cos she was n't really that ill |
| 30 | It was from Gay , and she felt a rush of gratitude . |