Example sentences of "[coord] [v-ing] [adv] [conj] she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucy , all this time , was still sitting on the verandah surrounded by her cartridge-making tools and weeping bitterly as she looked at the neat rows of cartridges she had made and which were no longer needed . |
| 2 | The gleam of insulating oil shone bright on the prominences of his face , dimming and brightening again as she moved past him to hunker down at his side . |
| 3 | She was still shaking her head from side to side and laughing softly when she shooed him from the kitchen and returned her attention to her magazine . |
| 4 | She put her arms out from her sides and back , arching her spine and pondering vaguely as she did so why it had been thought necessary or relevant to give them such old bodies , perhaps to keep the idea of the passing of time , simple mortality , to the forefront of their minds . |
| 5 | erm Take Poll Tax , for example , I can imagine a previous incumbent of Number Ten shrilly demanding that the spread of tax across the country should be done on a one off basis and charging forward and she 's introduced it , and look what a bag of worms that 's turned out to be . |
| 6 | Here you are in an altogether different situation from Ruth Rendell writing her crime novels and saying cheerfully that she avoids errors in describing police work " by leaving it out " . |
| 7 | It too rose , and pinching hard until she gave a moan , he kissed her , until she opened her lips to his , when he snapped shut and bit her lip ; her eyes flew open , he looked at her and smiled , raising his eyebrows . |
| 8 | She glared at him fiercely , her breasts rising and falling rapidly as she struggled for breath . |
| 9 | He had already dreamt about her often , but usually she was fully dressed and smiling enigmatically as she waited on him , bringing him food and wine . |
| 10 | Mrs Rose Quinton now pulled out two stools from under the table and indicated that both Millie and Ben should be seated , and when they were , she stood before them looking slightly helpless but smiling now as she said , ‘ You have , unfortunately , already been introduced to my family ; at least , all except the baby . |