Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] she [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It occurred to her suddenly that she found the cloak-and-dagger element in all this vaguely disturbing , and totally unnecessary . |
| 2 | And indeed it was , for over the brow of the little hill a bright-red motor-scooter erupted and upon it swayed the figure of a monumentally built woman , her classic features frozen into a mask of anger and her grey hair flying in the wind so that she had the appearance of a vengeful Medusa . |
| 3 | The farmer put Tess next to the threshing-machine , so that she had the hardest and most tiring job of all . |
| 4 | Perhaps her nearsense completed for her — in her mind 's eye — those abbreviated gestures so that she perceived the weaving of a skein of death . |
| 5 | He 'd go to her , gather her to him so that she felt the hardness of him against her . |
| 6 | There are small twigs digging into her back , she is angry , pushes against him , but he pays no attention , carries on , his hands exploring , he is smiling down at her and when he lowers his head the water from his hair seeps into her mouth so that she tastes the lake , the fish smell of deep water , sees the sun brilliant through the branches behind his head , blinding her eyes , sun specks floating , she closes them as he moves against her . |
| 7 | ‘ So much so that she told the entire matinée audience of a Noel Coward play ! |
| 8 | She may be specially trained in some aspects of stroke care , so that she has the title of stroke care nurse . |
| 9 | The boy carried her out into the snow and pushed her into the ground , turning her so that she faced the tent and the cluster of trees that formed their crude and failing shelter . |
| 10 | No sooner had he done so than she wiped the place on her cheek with her handkerchief . |
| 11 | I followed her in and she closed the door . |
| 12 | From a drawer of her desk she brought out a number of pink slips clipped together and she separated the top three . |
| 13 | As she ran along the track to the road , she had an eerie sense that she was acting out something she had done before , but she could not pin it down until she reached the road and turned right , towards the village . |
| 14 | Perhaps because she liked the feel of the material ; perhaps because they opened up a glimpse of another world … |
| 15 | Out through the service door again , she skipped her way along till she reached the narrow vestibule at the foot of the double stairway and from there proceeded through the entrance hall , where her skipping lapsed . |
| 16 | Work him up and down while she licked the rest of his body , work her way up , lift herself over him , her fingers now slipping inside herself . |
| 17 | It was the first time as far as she could remember that any male person had done so since she left the convent school , where the visiting priest would call all the girls by their first names . |
| 18 | Long before she reached the place , the car was stopped by the military . |
| 19 | Writing to Ellen , never her most sympathetic correspondent , was dreary work since all she could think of were frantic pleas to tell her of Oreste and she grew tired of begging long before she reached the end of the first sheet . |
| 20 | But even as the idea occurred to her , she dismissed it ; from the athletic way Fernand had cleared the rail it was likely that his legs were as strong and muscular as his sinewy arms and he would probably catch her long before she reached the house . |
| 21 | But the woods were dank and damp , and every icy , unexpected drip on to her hair or down the back of her neck made her regret having left her umbrella behind long before she reached the tower . |
| 22 | How long before she let the heartbreak show … ? |
| 23 | Much as she dreaded the near embarrassment of asking for money , the West Bog and its drainage was the best and readiest solution to their problem . |
| 24 | His war had been worth fighting , much as she regretted the admission . |
| 25 | Wendell Harvey regarded his daughter thoughtfully as she rearranged the big vase of flowers one of the servants had just carried into the room . |
| 26 | Caroline whispered fiercely as she dropped the brush to the top of the vanity table . |
| 27 | Annie laughed aloud as she saw the look on Billy 's face . |
| 28 | ‘ Are you sure she wo n't mind a total stranger calling on her ? ’ asked Melissa doubtfully as she took the proffered piece of paper . |
| 29 | There she could call for any food or liquor she wanted , so long as she had the wherewithal to pay the inflated prices demanded by the Sponging House keeper . |
| 30 | USER FRIENDLY should make today another classic payday for local hero George Duffield so long as she gets the green light to tackle the Coalite St Leger at Doncaster . |