Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] she [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | After that she took out the contents of the red velvet box Marc had pressed into her hand that morning and put on the pearl earrings that had once belonged to her beloved 's grandmother , knowing that now she had a right to them . |
| 2 | In 1885 she took over the management of the embroidery section of Morris & Company , her father 's firm . |
| 3 | A college for women had been Mrs Reid 's dream from childhood , and in 1849 she put up the money to found Bedford College , hoping for hundreds of applications but in fact receiving at first only a few dozen , including those of her own friends . |
| 4 | When her brothers joined up in 1914 she took over the running of the Ferry assisted by some local boys who enjoyed the good food that Mrs Stevens provided . |
| 5 | One by one she slid out the drawers , then taking a necklace from its bed she held it up . |