Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] that she [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her claims to be heard are based on her spiritual topic matter and the historical accident that she writes at a time when she believes more has been revealed about the divine and therefore she possesses ‘ more information ’ than previously . |
| 2 | For the moment she was so shocked by Charlotte 's naked , sexual jealousy that she forgot to be frightened by the storm . |
| 3 | After tea that day they all gathered in the kitchen and Mum brought out two great big bags full of dry brown stuff that she bought in the flower shop . |
| 4 | She told one foreign reporter that she knew of the rumours and laughed them off , saying , ‘ If my relationship with the General Staff makes me a secret agent , maybe I am ! ’ |
| 5 | Much to the prince 's disgust the captain of the Du Teillay refused to join in the action for fear of endangering his passenger 's life , but the Elisabeth suffered 57 killed and 176 wounded and such serious damage that she had to be sent back to Brest , taking with her her precious cargo of arms and French volunteers . |
| 6 | ‘ Why ever not ? ’ he asked with such assumed innocence that she felt like screaming . |
| 7 | it will be of paramount importance that she cooperates with all those involved in the resolution of the problem . |
| 8 | And nearly half a century later , when The Cantos would tail off ( not discreditably ) in ‘ Drafts and Fragments ’ , Pound would still be purveying the same message , in terms of ‘ the gardens of Proserpine ’ , the mineral and metallic gardens that Proserpine according to the myth created in the underworld , to duplicate as ‘ art ’ the springing herbage that she inspired in spring and summer through her six months in the overworld . |
| 9 | Everything would be provided , even the underwear , so she did n't need to change ; all that she had to consider was the little ritual that she went through every time . |
| 10 | ‘ Oh , God , ’ Ruth breathed with such distress that Fernando tightened his grip around her , folding her so hard into his tense body that she clung to him hotly . |
| 11 | It was at the little house that she shared with Ella that Dimity received the proposal of marriage which was to change her life . |
| 12 | ‘ Later , my mother told me of her terrible foreboding that she had about me the day we made that first daylight raid on Berlin . |
| 13 | He thought that the discount for contingencies should be comparatively small and that the £10,000 the widow received from the estate should give rise to a deduction of £200 from the annual dependency for the accelerated benefit that she received by obtaining it on his death . |
| 14 | Her teacher was white — indeed , all the teachers were white — and told them with great pride that she came from England . |
| 15 | She had an exhaustive knowledge of Sunday Schools and it was depressing to find him full of the same bogus affability that she detected on every Sabbath of the year . |
| 16 | She dipped her finger in scented black paste that she applied to her eyelashes . |
| 17 | For example , the stressed housewife may take rights 3 and 7 and decide that : ‘ I have the right to suggest to my elderly mother-in-law that she enquire about the possibility of a home-help , as the demands she is making on me are wearing me out ’ . |
| 18 | Ian Rutherford 's beautiful , coloured photograph that she refers to was in the best possible taste and the reference to Gilbert and Sullivan could have caused offence only to someone with an inbuilt dislike to the two old stalwarts . |
| 19 | Finally , there is the question of the extent to which Catholic values influenced the definition of this post and the debate about the appointment of this particular teacher , given her values and the feminist perspective that she brought to the school — a situation that also occurred in the appointment of another teacher but in a different way . |
| 20 | The only person that she spoke to on the whole crossing was a young man who fell on top of her as she and he were going down the stairs : he was following her , two steps behind , when the boat gave a violent lurch and he missed his footing and crashed into her , and she too missed her footing , and they both sat down together upon the stairs . |
| 21 | Not even Jonathan , she thought suddenly , ever really saw anything but the smooth , exquisite façade that she presented to the outside world . |
| 22 | And I honestly think that was the only reason that she stopped for Pete . |
| 23 | Had never felt the exquisite excitement that she felt at this moment . |
| 24 | Certainly it had none of the verve or joyous beauty that she associated with him . |
| 25 | It was only from idle curiosity that she went into Nannie 's room . |
| 26 | However , after watching it on stage , it was obvious from her facial expression that she knew of Bassanio and was very fond of him . |
| 27 | The most recent production was a four-minute cassette that she recorded on behalf of the Church Urban Fund for use in some 80 local radio stations . |
| 28 | I also received them on behalf of the new church that she dare to be intimate in worship of her Lord . |
| 29 | With a final effort that she felt in every nerve of her body , she jerked her hand from his and turned away to the fire . |
| 30 | In desperation she slammed the stop-cock open and precious oxygen knifed outwards in an icy cloud that she aimed at the farthest point . |