Example sentences of "she [vb past] a [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 This evening , she decided , she would tell the man she met a thing or two .
2 She roasted a chicken and made a fresh fruit trifle for supper as it was my last night .
3 Stifling a giggle , she hazarded a guess that the wardrobe would be full of the son 's clothes .
4 She made a will and I understand she left her property to the two children of the marriage .
5 And she made a frill and she died them pink .
6 And then she made a noise that sounded like Ho-Hum .
7 But then , quite by accident , she made a discovery that more or less forced her to seek him out .
8 She made a face and turned away .
9 As she made a move as though to go after him , Frank said easily , ‘ Do as he says , lass ; leave Leo to sort it out .
10 Once , though , she made a comment that really upset me .
11 And they were tiny and we tied them in wee bunches and it was Miss who was the teacher then and she made a cross and put
12 When she saw he was awake she made a sound that was half a sob , and buried her head in his shoulder .
13 She made a sound and suppressed it .
14 Perhaps she made a sound or some small movement , or maybe it was just the intensity of her gaze — whatever , she suddenly found those silvery-green eyes looking straight into hers .
15 In the Seventies she made a come-back and played to full houses at the Institute of Contemporary Arts , re-coloured and with some discreet censorship .
16 She cared a lot and she did things to help , practical things like buying Blazer and writing to MPs and others about this animal transport business . ’
17 She planned a chart where Emma would receive an animal sticker to stick on a wall chart when she had completed any of these required tasks .
18 She sought a declaration that the coroner had a duty to hold an inquest into the death .
19 She got a lodger and she , the lodger said she 'd made five phone calls .
20 All the same when he did return she got a shock when she found he was accompanied by Mike and a complete stranger and that one side of Ace 's face was bruised and swollen .
21 She got a surprise when she turned it over .
22 Every time she got a bump or knock off one of the others she was crying instead of clouting them back .
23 Every time she got a bump or a knock off one of the others , she was howling instead of clouting them back .
24 She got a cardigan and walked him all the way out the lane .
25 She became a comic because ‘ I could n't act ’ .
26 She became a pilot and now flies jumbo jets between Bali , Hawaii and Los Angeles .
27 She became a painter and decorator on a government scheme for a year .
28 She became a teacher and taught at various schools including the Special School and the Beverley School for the Deaf .
29 In 1932 she became a nun and was given the name Maria ‘ in memory of St Maria of Egypt who lived a life of penitence in the desert ’ .
30 Later , she became a nun and abbess of Gwytherin , where , in 1698 , the historian Edward Llhuyd claimed to have discovered the remains of her shrine .
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