Example sentences of "which she [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This is Mrs Crupp 's dish of kidneys , sir , for which she sent out to the pastrycook in David Copperfield . |
| 2 | Tilda appeared with a ball of oozing clay in her arms which she flung down on the table . |
| 3 | One of his favourite cakes was a sticky gingerbread which she made frequently in the cold days of winter . |
| 4 | The locals thought she was a stuck-up bitch from Belfast , which she played up to the hilt , and the other guests — foreigners , mostly Dutch and Germans by their collar sizes — were taken by her vivacity , and the calm indulgence of the quiet , handsome man opposite her , who said little , smiled a lot , and ordered a second full fried breakfast in a way that had the waitress fit to melt into his arms . |
| 5 | She had passion , love and warmth of character , which she developed well towards the end . |
| 6 | From it she took a book , which she carried over to the dressing-table . |
| 7 | The next day she appeared with a box of her own tapes of classical music which she thrust endlessly into the cassette machine with a distracted smile . |
| 8 | She bought a small shotgun and it was a simple business shooting spotted guineafowl or the umber-coloured francolin , which she stewed slowly on the fire . |
| 9 | There is Ethel and her cello , at which she saws away to the halting accompaniment of Lou , the schoolgirl niece . |
| 10 | She found a penny and two ha'pennies in her purse , and the publican had served her a little port in exchange , which she sipped close to the blazing fire . |
| 11 | For the first time since Tamar had met her , the putty-coloured cheeks were flushed and the hands which she held out for the child were shaking . |
| 12 | And Miss Streep duly arrived on her bicycle which she chained confidently to the theatre railings . |
| 13 | Another friend puts all her bits and pieces like grooming brushes and fly repellent in an old door manger , which she fastened on to the door . |
| 14 | By the way — ’ She opened her bag and drew out the incriminating tape , which she put down on the round antique table which stood at the centre of the hall . |
| 15 | She dresses for the most part in a pink frilly fairy costume in which she walks down to the beach , paints , dances and collects snails . |