Example sentences of "she [vb past] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She expected and gave no kindness , no tenderness at all . |
| 32 | ‘ I worked very closely with the clients who see two sets of proofs , ’ says Cleary , 28 , a history graduate who started out in the antiques world but did n't find the challenge she expected and joined Barkers Trident as an editorial assistant . |
| 33 | She argued and pleaded with him , and warned Carolyn to keep Alan away from the house . |
| 34 | He had hoped she would n't notice the impertinence , but she coloured and began angrily , ‘ I do n't see that that 's any business of yours … but yes , it was . ’ |
| 35 | She coloured and laughed . |
| 36 | But she was still enjoying her new position as mistress of a farm and house , and although she respected and liked him , she did not want to marry him . |
| 37 | ‘ We are certain she would be horrified that her passing resulted in the conviction of a doctor she respected and considered a friend . ’ |
| 38 | She clapped and praised our efforts and expressed amazement that the girls knew how many bounces to do without counting . |
| 39 | There was no one to discuss this strange development with and , as she saddled and bridled the eager Midnight for their ride , Nutty could not help feeling astonished by Nails 's request . |
| 40 | She welcomed the tea she made and said , when her daughter could no longer contain the fact of her marathon , ‘ Oh there was no need to hurry like that , darling . |
| 41 | Father bought the cheeses on a counter-account with Mrs Thomas : he took the cheeses she made and supplied her with the equivalent value of goods and animal foods . |
| 42 | She made the kind of face she made when tasting sour milk . |
| 43 | She had said nothing , nothing at all to reveal to him how she took the idea of Florence Ames , whether she cared or did not care . |
| 44 | ‘ How she fought and intrigued and made Ireland great . |
| 45 | After a few moments of frozen hesitation , she realised that to refuse his offer would only reinforce his current impression that she was a frigid little puritan with hang-ups about physical contact . |
| 46 | In therapy , she realised that making almost any change was better than standing still . |
| 47 | He 's thoughtful for Matt , she realised while hastening to keep up with his long strides , and as they left the shadow of the bush she said , ‘ I feel as if I 'm stepping out of one world and into another . ’ |
| 48 | Her eyes firmly glued to the screen , she sat , and she endured and enjoyed . |
| 49 | It was a small shock to know that the neglected image in my mind was real , that she lived and breathed , read The Times and wrote letters to her old friends . |
| 50 | ‘ I came across a very bewildered woman asking for a cigarette and I asked her where she lived and took her home . |
| 51 | But she survived and she lived and brought her children and they left to be in England again . |
| 52 | Jay lived best when inspired ; for her love had always been the inspiration ; she lived and wrote from passion , passion which led to the abyss . |
| 53 | ‘ She lived and found powerful friends . |
| 54 | When seen the next morning in hospital , Pamela said she had not cared whether she lived or died when she took the overdose , but had hoped that it would show her parents how upset she was feeling about her school work , and that it might also persuade them to change their attitudes to her boyfriend . |
| 55 | Nobody cared if she lived or died . |
| 56 | She never asked Melanie to come and listen to them and , on these occasions , Melanie , alone with the live dog and the painted one in the kitchen , felt that nobody in all the world cared whether she lived or died . |
| 57 | Although she had run out of steam and no longer cared whether she lived or died , there was no way she was going to give up . |
| 58 | Running her finger down the notepad beside it , she found the number she sought and pressed the digits . |
| 59 | Some fleeting affairs , but things without heat ; all the passion of her being , head and heart , which she sought and longed to give with a fierceness that no one knew , that belied her cool exterior , varnished nails and ( she hoped ) elegant way . |
| 60 | The hands Maria had raised to Luke 's shoulders strayed eagerly to the back of his neck and up into the thickness of his dark hair , her fingers pressing themselves to the perfect shaping of his skull as she sought and claimed a deeper kiss , drawing him far into the warm moist depths of her mouth . |