Example sentences of "she [vb past] through [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Put me down , ’ she whispered through dry lips , and only after what seemed an eternity did he slowly lower her to one side . |
| 2 | Trust in God , ’ she whispered through bloodless lips , and Anne wept that even now her mother was trying to comfort her . |
| 3 | Annoyed with herself , she drew a long hissing breath as she gritted through tight lips , ‘ Really , I do n't know why I 'm revealing all this to a complete stranger — somebody I 've only just met — ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You may , ’ she gritted through clenched teeth . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't need a drink , ’ she muttered through clenched teeth . |
| 6 | ‘ Just let me jump out of the canoe for you , ’ she muttered through gritted teeth , returning to paddling with a new fury . |
| 7 | She had no problem in finding the turning which led her along an unadopted road for half a mile before she drove through open gates up a steeply ascending drive past lawns on several different levels until she finally reached a gravelled circle in front of Penry 's house . |
| 8 | ‘ Was n't that good of you ? ’ she remarked through stiff lips . |
| 9 | ‘ Put your shirt back on this minute , ’ she ordered through clenched teeth . |
| 10 | She could see the older woman 's eyes darting incredulously over her , swiftly assessing style , quality , cost , as she stumbled through vague expressions of welcome and gratitude . |
| 11 | ‘ Do n't you ever put me through that situation again , ’ she snarled through clenched teeth , tugging irritably at the sleeve of her mink jacket . |
| 12 | ‘ I would much rather forgo your interest if it is to be tempered with interference ! ’ she spat through pursed lips . |
| 13 | ‘ Why is it so difficult for everyone to believe me ? ’ she demanded through clenched teeth . |
| 14 | ‘ Please , ’ she demurred through gritted teeth , ‘ no flattery . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Thanks ! ’ she hissed through clenched teeth , and would see him in hell before she fed him . |
| 16 | The staff member who received the flowers on this occasion did what she did through pure interest and gut instinct . |
| 17 | ‘ Not usually , ’ she said through pursed lips , wishing that she could somehow refute his image of her , ‘ and please , spare me another amateur lecture on my psyche . |
| 18 | ‘ I want to get out of this car , ’ she said through gritted teeth . |
| 19 | ‘ I did nothing , ’ she said through gritted teeth . |
| 20 | ‘ Bodies have no powers of reasoning , ’ she said through gritted teeth . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm prepared to hear you out , ’ she said through gritted teeth . |
| 22 | She did n't face Christina when she said through clenched teeth , ‘ I 've never expected or received any help from you anyway , Christina . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I have no idea , sir , ’ she said through clenched teeth . |
| 24 | ‘ Fine , ’ she said through clenched teeth . |
| 25 | ‘ I hope I 'm not going to let you down , Herr Direktor , ’ she said through tight lips . |
| 26 | She sat through other evidence , with her policeman husband Mark Smith , at Gloucester 's Shire Hall , while seven doctors and 3 midwives gave evidence . |