Example sentences of "[adv] she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eagerly she tugged the card off the Cellophane wrapping — then stared at it in confusion . |
| 2 | Eagerly she watched him go back and forth , back and forth , the thought-bubble getting brighter and clearer all the time . |
| 3 | He threw off the pau and stood there over her , naked , seeing how eagerly she watched him now . |
| 4 | But when he handed her a cup of coffee and sat down opposite she saw that his face held the cool , ascetic look of a lawyer rather than the heated sensuality of a lover . |
| 5 | Thoughtfully she watched his elegant figure in the well-cut black coat , his hair streaming in the wind and shining like molten gold in the morning light . |
| 6 | Gingerly she took a sip of the soup , surprised to find it was not only delicious but nothing to do with any can or packet . |
| 7 | Gingerly she lowered the sweet-tempered child into the cot , not taking her eyes from her exquisite face , Ruth stood gripping the sides of the cot with fingers whitened in an attempt at stopping them shaking . |
| 8 | Gingerly she felt her mouth with her fingertips ; they came away with a splattering of blood where she had bitten her own lip . |
| 9 | Gingerly she backed the old Mini away from the Bentley , then pushed the gear lever into first and began to drive forward a couple of feet . |
| 10 | Gingerly she let go . |
| 11 | ‘ I decided I was spending a fortune at the hairdressers to no great effect and I find the home treatment better she says . |
| 12 | The wilder and more extensive the view , the better she liked it . |
| 13 | Suddenly she jangled a set of car keys in front of my face . |
| 14 | Then suddenly she got up and made for the piano . |
| 15 | It was on the tip of Jehan 's tongue to suggest that Alexei was allowing himself to be used only because it suited him ; but it was clear that discussing the subject was making Jehana unhappy , and so he said nothing , sitting quietly beside her until suddenly she got up and went into the house . |
| 16 | Suddenly she looked older than twenty-seven . |
| 17 | Suddenly she looked at her watch . |
| 18 | Suddenly she looked old . |
| 19 | Suddenly she looked much older than her fifty-two years . |
| 20 | Suddenly she 'd forgotten the darkness , suddenly she was only twenty-one . |
| 21 | And , that , you make me think of it , suddenly she 'd switched . |
| 22 | And she 's looking in her purse and everything and suddenly she goes I know what it is ! |
| 23 | Suddenly she swung round on her heels and left the hotel . |
| 24 | Then suddenly she kissed him again and again , as if she could not stop . |
| 25 | Suddenly she knew how to do this , this chatting and joking and telling her life , sharing it , warming herself from the fire of affection she had lit in her friend . |
| 26 | Suddenly she knew that something was dreadfully wrong . |
| 27 | Suddenly she knew that , without her having noticed it was happening , her sense of permanence , her feeling of stability , had already begun to crumble . |
| 28 | She held her breath , her hands at her mouth , as the dying plane sped out of sight ; and suddenly she knew that the pilot in the burning plane was not her enemy . |
| 29 | There were signposts , and suddenly she knew where they were . |
| 30 | Luke grinned , and suddenly she knew it was going to be all right . |