Example sentences of "and [verb] [conj] she [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And there was scarcely a shirt to be found that did not have the high necks and ruffles that she favoured in the early days . |
| 2 | She sought his mouth again , wrapping her arms around his neck , offering and receiving a kiss so fierce , impatient and demanding that she clung to him and she lost her balance , fell against him , felt him gather her up against the inflammatory hardness of his body and lift her on to the bed . |
| 3 | She walked along by the shops , and stopped when she came to a door with ‘ Madame Eloise — Hair ’ on it . |
| 4 | Should I lay them on the doorstep and vamoose before she responded to the bell ? |
| 5 | Two-year-old Bethany Hudson 's alarm started to smoulder and smoke as she lay in her cot . |
| 6 | Coughing and spluttering as she gasped for air , Laura was jerked into consciousness by the sound of a high-pitched giggle and the feel of a wet kiss on her cheek . |
| 7 | She took the photograph back and sighed as she stared at it . |
| 8 | So she puts a dress on , when she feels well enough , and I go and look and she talks to me about the times she wore it before . |
| 9 | After a week , Val came back , tearful and shaky , and declared that she meant at least to earn her living , and would take a course in shorthand-typing . |
| 10 | Fabia smiled , and discovered as she stood under the shower , that she was cheerfully humming a snatch of one of Dvořák 's Humoresques . |
| 11 | The old lady would have walked back to her villa , but Miguel stopped her by closing the door , and insisting that she wait for a golf cart . |
| 12 | Her fists clenched and unclenched as she spoke in a low furious mutter . |
| 13 | Finally she shut herself in the attic room on Ella 's day off and sobbed until she ached in body and soul . |
| 14 | She felt herself shrinking from him , preparing to fling the papers in his face and run if she had to . |
| 15 | He slowly lifted the hand which had been clutching his , opened it and very gently implanted a kiss on its palm , and laughed when she gasped at the caress . |
| 16 | Now that she knew Betty was here because she pitied her and not because she liked her , she felt less threatened and decided that she would just let her take over the cooking and do as she wished in the kitchen . |
| 17 | Several people waved theirs at Bobbie , and smiled as she went by — people who never usually waved or smiled at her . |
| 18 | ‘ Cheap , ’ he granted her ruthlessly , and smiled as she glanced in the direction of Florian , who was now dancing energetically with the exotically lovely Nicky Kai . |
| 19 | ‘ In spite of having Alan Morris in the family , ’ Lesley said , and smiled as she drew into the left traffic lane at the lights on the outskirts of Comerbourne . |
| 20 | They had considered sending her to youth custody and said if she gets in trouble again she 'll be lucky to stay out of prison . |
| 21 | Her tone was a little agitated for she had also just seen Faustina mount the refreshment table and pick her way delicately among the dishes of the cakes and savouries , sniffing the air , ready to pause and pounce when she came upon something that took her fancy . |
| 22 | And then she heard the words that surprised and startled , confused her , so that the green eyes that flashed and sparked with anger softened and melted as she looked at him and heard each gently spoken syllable . |
| 23 | She leaped up the track and ran until she felt as if her lungs would burst . |
| 24 | And so it was that , just after five on Friday evening , a large black Bentley , with not a sign of a dent anywhere , drew up outside Lisa 's little terraced cottage and waited while she darted into Josey 's to collect her daughter , then into her own house to pick up their luggage . |
| 25 | He stopped by the gate and waited as she limped towards him in the darkness . |
| 26 | Carson carried her weekend bag through a brick archway to a side door , and waited as she looked for her key . |
| 27 | She saw by his face that he had not , and grimaced as she thought of the gruesome tasks she was obliged to perform , degrading both for herself and for her far from easy patient . |
| 28 | Such research is evidence of the attention and care that she devotes to her writing . |
| 29 | The hobble skirt trammelled her steps , yet charmingly ; she swayed a little , seemed to both hesitate and float as she came towards us . |