Example sentences of "she [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Oz found the note , we reckoned it might be — it might mean — ’ She doubled her fists and looked frantically up at Mr Hollins . |
| 2 | She doubled her fists and Nick laughed and dodged out of reach round the table . |
| 3 | A sad description of her mother 's death shortly afterwards — from grief — was perhaps stretching his credulity a bit , but she chanced it . |
| 4 | She slanted him a scornful glance . |
| 5 | But even when she whispered them aloud the words had a hollow ring . |
| 6 | She whispered her name to me . |
| 7 | She whispered something to Mum , who furtively disappeared from the scene . |
| 8 | She whispered something , and Guy grinned and shrugged , put down the book and stood up . |
| 9 | She whispered his name rather desperately and he caught her mouth with his , his lips hardening to demanding pressure when she made no move to resist . |
| 10 | She whispered his name over and over : Mr Sargent , Mr Sargent . |
| 11 | The empty echo of her voice alarmed her and she whispered his name instead . |
| 12 | Nicolo whispered her name against her mouth , and , without knowing she was doing it , she whispered his name in return , parting her lips , opening them to his . |
| 13 | She whispered it against the warmth of his neck and he released one hand to spear his fingers in her hair and tilt her face to his . |
| 14 | When the old man had wandered upstairs again , with a book under his arm , Clara whispered " Who Was that ? " and even as she Whispered she realized that it could be no other than the book shops owner , and added hastily , " That must be A. I Warbley , I suppose ? " |
| 15 | ‘ And I 've missed you as well , ’ she laughed , as she hugged them both . |
| 16 | ‘ You 've done great too , ’ she hugged her sister and they wheeled one another round on the garden path until the flowerbeds were in danger . |
| 17 | She looked strained throughout ; afterwards she hugged her husband and wept . |
| 18 | When he looked back he could see that once more she hugged her children to her . |
| 19 | Pulling the child into her arms , she hugged her close . |
| 20 | And she hugged her daughter very tight . |
| 21 | She hugged her handbag tightly to her sides , comforted by the thought of the Pathfinder inside . |
| 22 | She hugged her arms across her chest in an unconscious gesture of self-protection . |
| 23 | She hugged her arms . |
| 24 | She hugged her arms across her chest convulsively under the bright patchwork quilt . |
| 25 | She hugged her arms across her chest , hot all over . |
| 26 | ‘ Reeky , ’ she hugged him . |
| 27 | She hugged him , held on to him tightly . |
| 28 | She hugged him to her , stayed by his side , let him speak when he wanted to speak , held him when he cried . |
| 29 | She hugged him , held on to him . |
| 30 | She hugged him roughly . |