Example sentences of "she [verb] [adv prt] to an " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stood looking after him for a moment ; then she dropped on to an upturned box , and bending her head into the folds of flesh under her chin , she asked of herself why she had to do this . |
| 2 | Under Allen 's guidance she climbed on to an oak that grew by the ford , clambered along a branch , and swung easily into a chestnut . |
| 3 | She walked over to an outhouse which , in comparison with the rest of the place , looked extremely tidy in that on the shelves were arrayed different tools of all shapes and sizes ; and on the walls , hanging from nails , was all the accoutrement that went to the dressing of a horse : collars , bridles , saddles , some stiffened with age , others looking usable . |
| 4 | Dorothy George , after describing the " roastbeef " of old England , retained her rose-coloured spectacles as she went on to an extraordinarily generous view of the Poor Law . |
| 5 | She had seen her , and now she wanted to go , before she gave in to an impulse and started asking her questions about Elaine . |
| 6 | Her mouth dry with urgency , she ran up to an ambulanceman , shouting in Spanish , ‘ Can I help ? |