Example sentences of "she made a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Police and officials cordoned off corridors leading to the courtroom while she made a three-minute appearance . |
| 2 | She made a studied gesture of looking at her watch . |
| 3 | She made a hollow laugh and flicked some more ash into the lager can . |
| 4 | She made a hollow sound . |
| 5 | She made a mild attempt to evade him but he cut across and landed in front of her , sitting , as she had first seen him , with the sheep and goats dithering and teetering before and around him . |
| 6 | She made a defiant gesture with her hands . |
| 7 | She made a round-the-world trip in 1929 . |
| 8 | She made a helpless gesture . |
| 9 | ‘ When I left you last night you were positively down in the dumps ; today you 're — you 're … ’ she made a helpless gesture with her hands , searching for the right adjective ‘ … you 're sizzling ! |
| 10 | She made a dry , moaning sound . |
| 11 | Feet numb , she made a tiny incision — just above my toes — on each foot , found the cotton-thin lymph channels which network the body and inserted two tiny needles . |
| 12 | She made a tiny note with a gold Swan pen on the note-pad on the table , " Manchester stock " . |
| 13 | She made a tiny motion of her head , acknowledging the T'ang 's words ; then she stood and , with bows to Tsu Ma and her husband , turned and went back into the pagoda . |
| 14 | And now — ’ she made a typical high-jumpers ' gesture , that which marks them out from all other athletes , raising her arms and stretching her torso , as if taking off to challenge that dappled crossbar . |
| 15 | ‘ I think it must have been coming from the cold of the church into the warmth , or , perhaps — ’ and she made a wan attempt at humour — ‘ it might have been the thought of attending the ladies ’ sewing circle which overcame me ! ’ |
| 16 | She made a cool face . |
| 17 | Ruby 's forte was getting her own photograph in the newspapers as she ‘ arrived at the police station to advise officers working on the such-and-such case ’ ; she was a popular television chat show guest ; and she made a decent living from writing about psychometry . |
| 18 | She made a shooing gesture as Ruth , conscious that the water was always kept hot till midnight for the sake of the guests , continued to stare . |
| 19 | In 1839–40 , together with her friend , Anne Walker of Lightcliffe , she made a grand tour of Russia , including the Caucasus and Persia ( Iran ) , climbing Mount Ararat en route . |
| 20 | What if she made a complete fool of herself and let Ricky down ? |
| 21 | Instead of returning directly to the river , she made a complete tour of the upper storey of the house . |
| 22 | She 'd be wise to push him out of her mind — if this were at all possible — and before she made a complete idiot of herself . |
| 23 | She made a complete recovery without recourse to surgery and is reported elsewhere . |
| 24 | ‘ She made a good job of it too , ’ Alec explained , adding like a good Scot , ‘ and of course there 's a small benefit to me because now I draw a rent allowance . ’ |
| 25 | As it was , she made a good show of appearing delighted . |
| 26 | She made a frantic leap to shake them off , as they lifted her back and front nearside feet over the rope and positioned her with her back to the revving Mercedes again . |
| 27 | She made a frantic gesture with the sharpened blades and at the same moment Rourke went into action . |
| 28 | She made a mental note to listen more attentively to her lessons in biology and in Marxism , and then , to divert Omi from the views she was expressing , Erika said : ‘ Uncle Karl will be back soon , Omi . |
| 29 | Frowning , she made a mental note to ask his address , though where a man lived was not important . |
| 30 | She made a mental note to rifle her deposit account to buy a new one . |