Example sentences of "she [vb past] [prep] [adv] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's probably why she got through so many women . |
| 2 | The room , reached this time from the veranda , was just as lovely as she had remembered , and after folding some clothes neatly in drawers and hanging the rest on satin-padded hangers in the wardrobe she fussed for quite some time with the scanty collection of knick-knacks she had brought , trying to arrange them so that they harmonised with the tranquil simplicity of the décor . |
| 3 | ‘ What are you doing here ? ’ she asked with as much control as she could muster . |
| 4 | ‘ Of course , ’ she replied with far more confidence than she actually felt . |
| 5 | When she woke next morning , she knew at once that Water Gypsy was on the move . |
| 6 | Not until her mid-thirties did she find her taste change , and even then by chance , as good manners constrained her to eat what she had for so many years quite strenuously resisted . |
| 7 | Shivers running through her , she said with as much insouciance as she could muster , ‘ I 'm very tired , and it 's work tomorrow . |
| 8 | ‘ So you 're Bob 's … assistant ? ’ she said with too much inflection . |
| 9 | Everyone knows Margaret as she travelled between so many departments . |