Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] she [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On asking a young woman from whom I had collected books how she knew of the sale , I got the pleasing reply ‘ It 's the highlight of my year . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I did n't bother buying a crib ; Rachel went straight into her carrycot and stayed there until she was four months when she moved to the cot . |
| 3 | And what mother of young children , whether she owns a family pet or not , has not felt even more frightened of neighbourhood Rottweilers and Dobermans when she reads of the horrific savaging and killing of children by uncontrollable animals ? |
| 4 | The place itself was clear enough in her mind , there had been no surprises when she walked up the path and entered the small high room . |
| 5 | The youngster was living with her former foster parents when she applied to the courts for the divorce . |
| 6 | ‘ A few weeks later she came to the church with her mother . |
| 7 | ‘ A few weeks later she came to the church with her mother . |
| 8 | Later , Margaret stopped playing for a few years so she could concentrate on squash but three years ago she returned to the sport and now plays outside hitter for the Balerno team . |
| 9 | A number of years ago she worked in the social services department of Cleveland county council . |
| 10 | He had brought Harbury with him and they were in the shade of the planes when she drove into the square . |
| 11 | Many of her friends were in politics or belonged to political families , it was the era of the Liberal reforms and that was what fired her most : she went to dinner-parties where she sat next to men who were going to make a speech that night and there were weeks when she went to the House every day , it was what she had always wanted , it was history , it was important , immensely important and she was seeing it , seeing it happen and that was important to her . |
| 12 | Hours later she woke to the same sensation of calm fulfilment . |
| 13 | Forty-eight hours later she returns to the hospital and is given a prostaglandin pessary , which is put inside the vagina and dissolves to release the drug . |
| 14 | Mrs Hobden went into the kitchen , and a few minutes later she came through the doorway carrying a tray . |
| 15 | Ten minutes later she drove into the main entrance of Conway House and gradually she felt her anger ebb away . |
| 16 | A few minutes later she appeared on the swimming-pool bridge , chatting coquettishly to a tall blond man . |
| 17 | Ten minutes later she appeared on the distant seashore . |
| 18 | There was so much blood , and the girl left her own prints where she grabbed at the knife — probably trying to drag it out . |
| 19 | Telephone Management Systems customer care director Anne Nunn also speaks for many suppliers when she talks about the imbalance between the knowledge required of hotel staff and the time devoted to training them . |
| 20 | Jo Durie , Britain 's No. 1 ranked player , delivered an honest assessment of the needs of aspiring young tennis champions when she called for the pressure to be taken off youngsters , particularly those between the crucial ages of 10–14 . |
| 21 | Undaunted , Carmellina had followed in her true love 's footsteps ; she had put a kitchen knife into the bodice of her dress , and hitched up her skirts when she got to the foot of the cherry tree , where fallen blossoms lay from Zenaida 's struggle with her captive . |
| 22 | He realises they are fighting only to ‘ gild ’ Menelaus ' horns ; and is disgusted by Cressida 's easy morals when she arrives in the Greek camp , kissing anyone that offers : |
| 23 | Eight minutes later Mary Logue equalised for Ireland and with twelve minutes remaining Sarah Kelleher saved Irish blushes when she scored from the spot . |
| 24 | She started she 's that , she made friends with one or two of her colleagues so she goes to the cinema of an evening |