Example sentences of "she [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She whispered the words aloud : " He will share your bed and possess your body . " |
| 2 | She whispered the words . |
| 3 | She hugged the child to her . |
| 4 | She hugged the girder . |
| 5 | She hugged the Rodney to her breast , fearful lest they take it away from her . |
| 6 | With clenched teeth , keeping her head low and her eyes half-closed , she hugged the cliff-face and inched her way along . |
| 7 | Fielding it with one hand , she sobered , and , putting her glass down on the fender , she hugged the cushion on her knees . |
| 8 | Though ‘ attraction ’ was an anaemic description of her feelings , still she hugged the words to her like some priceless gift . |
| 9 | Quickly she stowed the silver away , put up the lampshade and left the others on the table . |
| 10 | This measures the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the prevailing age pattern of childbearing throughout her reproductive lifetime . |
| 11 | She experienced the pull of her blood into his mouth like threads of silk drawn up from her vein . |
| 12 | But soon she experienced the misery of the lonely wife , staying at a Bel Air mansion , coping with two babies and playing tennis when she could to fill the void . |
| 13 | However , when seen again as an outpatient 2 days later , she admitted the overdose had been related to feeling rejected by a master at school with whom she was infatuated . |
| 14 | When she admitted the affair to Matthew , hoping for a display of anger or jealousy , he meekly apologised for not being good enough for her and promised to try harder in future . |
| 15 | Some weeks later , discussing the arts , she admitted the English sense of humour was difficult to understand initially , and only now could she laugh at my greeting of , ‘ Help , I am being bitten by a sanitary towel ! ’ |
| 16 | She admitted the girl had been in and out of voluntary care because her mother had been unable to cope with her . |
| 17 | After protesting that she simply could n't share her bed with anyone else , she admitted the real reason : she was ashamed to let him see that she had to get up to pee once or twice a night . |
| 18 | Instead , in a big company shake up , her job was advertised — and she failed the interview . |
| 19 | She flung the wardrobe open , riffled the line of clothes , selected a blouse , waved it at him , added , ‘ … while I 'm doing this , ’ and rushed out again . |
| 20 | Whirling her long , powerful arms , with the last of her strength , she flung the gun in a great arc , so that it sailed up , high above Doyle 's head . |
| 21 | Then , standing up and leaning back into the shadow , she flung the jharo with all the strength she possessed across the border of flowers and into the dark pool of space beyond the firelit roof . |
| 22 | She flung the inside door to one side , was about to slam it but changed her mind and closed it behind her in a quiet and controlled manner . |
| 23 | She flung the choking , clawing creature from her . |
| 24 | She flung the whole tangle of thought away from her and ran fast up the stairs as though in the room some delight or pleasure awaited her , not the hard task of painting . |
| 25 | She flung the fork down , looking daggers at him , and continued : ‘ The house she lived in during the war received a direct hit , and for two days she was buried alive nursing a glass vase belonging to her mother . |
| 26 | She flung the salad together pell-mell with no hint of arrangement . |
| 27 | Slamming her tools down on the bench with almost enough force to break them , she flung the carving back into its box , then aimed a kick at it . |
| 28 | And you can take these with you — ’ She flung the contents of the case at him , and watched with satisfaction as she made a direct hit . |
| 29 | When she was just about within striking distance , she flung the soaking bundle with all her might in his direction , shouted , ‘ Take that ! ’ and then ran , not waiting to see if she had hit the target or not . |
| 30 | She flung the fragment of saucer as far as she could , watching it spinning against the sky . |