Example sentences of "and [noun] she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She still likes pop music , especially the singers and groups she grew up with , like Neil Diamond , Dire Straits and Duran Duran , and thoroughly enjoys the rock concerts she attends , but she now finds classical music more soothing to read and work to . |
| 2 | Meanwhile Winnie , who for several years ran the old Slazenger Club Championships , continued to repay the joy and rewards she enjoyed from tennis by passing on her knowledge and experience to later generations of British juniors . |
| 3 | His mouth closed over hers with the passion and glory she knew would never die and she melted into his impassioned embrace with a heart that was free to be his at last . |
| 4 | The bath and basin were pink and there were bottles and jars of bath salts and essences she 'd never even heard of . |
| 5 | With a shrug that she hoped looked uncaring , she walked in , removed his jacket that was still round her shoulders , picked up the jeans and shirt she had left out to change into , and went into the bathroom . |
| 6 | However , she could not avoid it at The Tamarisks , for although Fru Møller offered a generous choice of hors d'œuvres and puddings she did not provide a choice of main course and Elisabeth would not have dreamt of placing herself at a disadvantage by drawing attention to her disability and pleading for something easier than steak to swallow . |
| 7 | And progress she did , by application to her duties . |
| 8 | During the course of this session , I repeatedly reminded her of the fact that she was seeing something which had happened some time ago and that time had proved her recovery to be complete — something which had been born out by the numerous examinations and X-rays she had since undergone . |
| 9 | And of Jason , Alan and Ian she said ; ‘ They were all incredibly supportive to me . |
| 10 | Travelling all day yesterday , she had subsisted solely on British Rail sandwiches and her supper had consisted only of the cereal and milk she 'd bought at a small general store in the nearest hamlet . |
| 11 | She chooses to paint objects and settings that reflect the natural pleasure and sympathy she has with her daily life . |
| 12 | Discovering strength and skills she had n't known she possessed , Polly sailed Seawitch away from the wave-lashed rocky coast and out into the safety of deeper water . |
| 13 | She dared not believe in the warmth and tenderness she saw in Matthew 's eyes . |
| 14 | Leonora straightened her shoulders , pale and vulnerable in the plain black sweater and skirt she wore in the shop . |
| 15 | Thanks have just been received in the Office from Janice Glen for the lovely flowers and card she received on her birthday . |
| 16 | Pat , who is always totally committed to every idea and action she enters , underlines the certainty of her words with a hand stabbing a cigarette into a saucer serving as ashtray . |
| 17 | With this firmly decided , she made her way up to change out of the trousers and sweater she had been wearing all that long day . |
| 18 | She was startlingly beautiful , with proud elegant Kashmiri features and eyes so sensitive and expressive that the pain and humiliation she had suffered struck me , too , like a knife . |
| 19 | Jess thought about the one and sixpence she 'd had already without permission . |
| 20 | There was something in his face and eyes she did not like — a softness that seemed almost like sympathy . |
| 21 | Using sleeve fabric and velvet she made cuffs , which she stitched on and fastened with buttons . |
| 22 | In Argyll and Ayrshire she enjoyed herself hunting and playing golf . |
| 23 | Her labours done — and though they involved both effort and expense she enjoyed them very much — she sat for a little at her desk , thoughtful and handsome . |
| 24 | Neither do feelings of ‘ having too much to get through ’ relate to the number of children the housewife has , or to the kind of aids and amenities she possesses . |
| 25 | Pushing aside the imposed conventions , the restraints and inhibitions she 'd always accepted as right and proper , necessary even , she pressed herself against him . |
| 26 | She had been a bustling energetic woman , always in a hurry , always busy , but here in her last will and testament she had uncovered some of the disappointment of her life , which no one had ever guessed . |
| 27 | ‘ Forget it , ’ she says , and with thumb and forefinger she flicks the cigarette across the room . |
| 28 | What is more they appear to have done it , whether in small discussion groups , or the concerts and parties she helped to get under way to celebrate the ending of the war , which also came in that year . |
| 29 | She flung herself upon Silas , grasping his arms as she gazed up into his face , and despite the presence of Lucy and Jean she wailed contritely , ‘ Silas , darling — I 'm so sorry . |
| 30 | She planted the fruit trees and bushes she had always wanted , made her own bread , and experimented with such things as parsley jelly and mint tea , all to her heart 's content . |