Example sentences of "[vb pp] she [adv] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 It seemed inconceivable that the man who had teased her so unforgivably in the morning had been so filled with compassionate understanding later in the same day .
2 And suddenly , despite fitzAlan 's merciless vow of retribution , a fatalistic calmness descended on her , bringing a return of the cool impassivity that had served her so well in the past .
3 Rachel 's heart skipped a beat at her first sight of him and if she had been trying to delude herself that David had asked her along purely for the sake of her new friends she was forced to dismiss it as his gaze met hers .
4 It was as if a fist had punched her very hard in the stomach .
5 Her humour is a weapon that has pole-vaulted her out of the solid folk-roots category , an alternative scene that would have kept her firmly away from the mainstream .
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