Example sentences of "[noun] she [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His betrayal of Nicola Hammond ought to have annoyed her — not for Nicola 's sake , but because she was reminded of risks she 'd taken ; of risks she might have to take . |
| 2 | She may subtly encourage in her daughter all the characteristics she would like to express openly herself , but dare not . |
| 3 | Maggie glanced over at the punch bowl thinking she would n't mind some . |
| 4 | She swept her sodden hair back from her face thinking she must look a proper sight . |
| 5 | That mean she could no longer counter-sign company cheques . |
| 6 | In her own room , the door was still latched , but was rattling , with a rhythm she could hear repeated outside in the strong , irregular fluster of a wind from the east , with the hiss of a roused sea behind it . |
| 7 | At a towering twenty five inches he 's certainly a horse she can look up to . |
| 8 | At about this time a hitherto unsuccessful fortune-teller living on the other side of the block chanced to glance into her scrying bowl , gave a small scream and , within the hour , had sold her jewellery , various magical accoutrements , most of her clothes and almost all her other possessions that could not be conveniently carried on the fastest horse she could buy . |
| 9 | Even in her grief she could still look out for her remaining children . |
| 10 | Her side she wo n't have it . |
| 11 | And perhaps with Linnet at her side she might pluck up courage , one of these days , to pay them a call . |
| 12 | I suspect , though , there can be no doubt about which side she would have been on in the public debate about fox-hunting prompted by last week 's Private Member 's Bill . |
| 13 | She knew , with a feeling of detachment , that she attracted quite a few stares herself , primarily from men , and that if she had not had André at her side she would have been in very real danger of having to concoct a few efficient exit lines . |
| 14 | Dora , naturally , was in good spirits and with Fortune on her side she could afford to be magnanimous . |
| 15 | For her own sake it was a side she could n't afford to see too often . |
| 16 | Folly watched in agony , praying that now she had found no card she would lose interest . |
| 17 | At least with her young , keen eyes she would have seen that he was being duped by his own nephew . |
| 18 | Even if he now commanded her , as he was undressing , to open her eyes she would not see his powerful , barrel-chested body as it came at her . |
| 19 | If it had n't been for the triumphant glitter in his eyes she would have been lost ; as it was , he had pulled her zip down and was easing her dress from her shoulders by the time she 'd steeled herself to thrust hard against his shoulders with both hands and roll off the bed . |
| 20 | Robyn knew that if she opened her eyes she would see the speaker , come face to face with the resigned irritation . |
| 21 | It was just as well , she thought ruefully , that he was an easy , undemanding companion , and had it not been for the throbbing behind her eyes she might have considered the evening pleasant enough . |
| 22 | If she closed her eyes she could see again those glittering lights and hear the gay , entrancing music . |
| 23 | His enthusiasm was infectious , and as Merrill looked up at the lively amber glint in his eyes she could n't suppress a smile . |
| 24 | Somehow she found the courage to hold the gleaming brilliance of his gaze with her own , as if by this encounter of eyes she could mesmerise , draw him to her . |
| 25 | Through the haze of half-closed eyes she could make out his face hovering darkly over her . |
| 26 | Because as she opened her eyes she could plainly see that there was nothing even remotely ghost-like about the tall , broad-shouldered figure of her husband , Ross Wyndham , now sitting on the seat beside her . |
| 27 | Beside him , Melanie was acutely conscious of her clumsy hands and the long legs she could not arrange elegantly , no matter how hard she tried . |
| 28 | It took a little time , and without the guidance she would never have found it in a million years . |
| 29 | Every stroke was applied with precision by the bitch of an SS officer , and after each stroke she would smile and run the whip lovingly through her fingers . |
| 30 | At a stroke she could make them vanish , but she 'd still see them . |