Example sentences of "[noun sg] she [vb past] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In her mind she went to that island and it was there that the ‘ shower ’ played upon her cancer cells ‘ and washed them away . ’
2 Visitors were not welcomed upstairs , and if Mrs Bostock haughtily insisted on the sovereign nature of her companionship she met with little encouragement in that belief .
3 We thank Ilana Machover , one of our qualified teachers , who is also qualified in the Alexander Technique , for the most interesting session she gave on this subject .
4 We thank Ilana Machover , one of our qualified teachers , who is also qualified in the Alexander Technique , for the most interesting session she gave on this subject .
5 Taking a deep breath and straightening her slumping shoulders , she pushed open the back door of the colonel 's house , and as she saw the dim light from the lounge spilling out into the hall she walked in that direction .
6 Successive Secretaries acknowledge the outstanding support she provided in that role .
7 Eleanor Mary Milligan , as she was hastily christened the same week her mother was buried , seemed to know from the moment she came into this world at number 1015 Westfield Avenue that in order to survive she must be good and quiet , and not be any trouble to her father or brothers .
8 The first day she went to that school , I remember , we all followed her up the road to the bus-stop , laughing at her .
9 And as Fabia gasped at the implication she saw behind that statement Lubor was going on , ‘ It is I who asks you , for myself .
10 A bit raffish in her carelessness she stood with both feet trampling the heap of clothes until her head emerged from the muffling of the white , over-ribboned , nightgown .
11 Or had she just seen him one day , walking around the suburb where he had been born , and said to him , in that sharp voice she used for all commands : ‘ Marry Me ! ’
12 As she said goodnight to them in turn she managed by some technique of charm or pure personality to convey to each of them that they were important to her in their own light .
13 But for some reason she forgot on this occasion and I did not stop to remind her .
14 The last thing she wanted at this juncture was to be under an obligation to Wilcox .
15 Theda flinched inside , but nothing showed in her face bar the contempt she felt for this woman .
16 Robyn narrowed her eyes and found that the depth of dislike she felt for this hard-faced , over-made-up woman was plunging to a new-found low .
17 And , as soon as she had paid the driver and he had gone on his way she stood for some moments , looking at Ven 's house , photographing it in her mind 's eye because she knew — she would never come this way again .
18 The last time she played in this competition she suffered a disastrous defeat and is keen to make amends .
19 But Mhoira , in and out of the uniform she wore with such pride , was equal to any of them .
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