Example sentences of "she [adv] [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although she had lived at the farm since she was ten and was accepted as one of the family , she rarely took part in family discussions . |
| 2 | Laura 's insistence on punctuality for meal times became something of a fetish , not because she was herself preparing meals which risked being spoiled ; she rarely had time for cooking any more . |
| 3 | If a manager is in the A&R office at CBS , he or she rarely has access to anybody else in the company . |
| 4 | She furiously grasped hold of a clump of soggy weed and after more slipping and sliding finally managed to heave herself out . |
| 5 | Leah bore him children , but Rachel was barren for a long period during which Jacob had children by her maidservant before she eventually gave birth to Joseph and then Benjamin . |
| 6 | Her mother had died when she most needed help in her development , with all the problems of adolescence . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , dear — you poor old hag ! ’ her friend murmured sardonically , grinning as she deftly caught hold of the cushion Laura had sent flying across the room towards her . |
| 8 | Carrie had been listening intently , enthralled and hanging on to the union man 's every word , but she suddenly caught sight of Fred standing at the counter . |
| 9 | Looking back at the crowd at the foot of the great stone double staircase , she suddenly caught sight of the familiar blonde head of her daughter and called the nursemaid , who was holding her up to get a better view of all the excitement , to bring her over . |
| 10 | Ronni looked back at him and was aware of a flicker inside her as she suddenly caught sight of those wonderful eyelashes . |
| 11 | The blonde Beverly Hills 90210 beauty was racing on a powerful jet-ski at Malibu Beach when she suddenly lost control of the machine . |
| 12 | In England during the war , she literally committed suicide by refusing her food rations , thus expressing her solidarity with the starving of Europe . |
| 13 | Boz made the announcement as though expecting Dolly to argue with him , but she merely nodded acknowledgement of his statement . |
| 14 | The crowd slowed her progress , but she soon caught sight of him again , heading towards the door . |
| 15 | This story was a favourite of the headmistress of her primary school , so she heard it often at Morning Prayers , and long before she could see it as a parable , she already felt shock before its injustice . |
| 16 | Had n't she already taken time off work which she could ill afford in her sister 's interests ? |
| 17 | ‘ Donkeys , Janet , ’ Gwendolen trilled again , but the will to fight had left her , and she easily ceded place of honour to Samuel . |
| 18 | she just seemed kind of old fashioned . |
| 19 | She just needed relief from her burden of bags . |
| 20 | How could she possibly keep track of them ? |
| 21 | This was not a requirement that rested easily with Cleo , who liked to show off , and while obeying Wakelate 's orders to a certain degree , she always took pleasure in singling out a male at these dull gatherings , on whom to focus the power of her charms . |
| 22 | She always sends money to us does n't she ? |
| 23 | She seems to spend her life flitting from one country to another , but she always spends Christmas with us , and she 's a heavy smoker . ’ |
| 24 | She always had kettle on |
| 25 | Trotter had raised her voice as she always did speaking to the old man . |
| 26 | She usually cooked bacon in the oven and there was an egg apiece , fresh from the hens on the farm . |
| 27 | She usually waves goodbye to men as casually as she greets them , but this time she is hooked . |
| 28 | ‘ If she ever set foot in this house , I 'd walk out of it , ’ Mary continued . |
| 29 | Does she ever take shit from the girls ? |
| 30 | His hand , which had insinuated itself beneath the cover , was sending her thoughts in an entirely different direction , and as his warm palm began rubbing gently across her back she totally lost track of what he was saying and had to desperately drag her mind back as he continued . |