Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] she [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whenever she felt unwell or oppressed she embarked on a new course of treatment at the alternative medicine centre or ingested a new range of vitamins . |
| 2 | She 's asked was that in school or did she go to your house ? |
| 3 | Was she raped by James Hepburn , earl of Bothwell , and forced to marry him , or did she connive at her own abduction ? |
| 4 | It was sheer , blind gut instinct that made her go to the porter 's lodge and lie . |
| 5 | There was something about battling with him that made her feel unlike herself — weak , her mind in total confusion . |
| 6 | Marc was still gripping her wrist in a way that made her feel like melting against him . |
| 7 | My mum was wearing a sort of large red sack and a conical hat that made her look like a gnome in a pantomime . |
| 8 | Bravely , she shut her mind as firmly as she could against the fears that kept crowding in on her as she hurried through the shadows cast by great trees or trod across soggy glades that made her think with a shudder of hidden bogs . |
| 9 | Together they cleared the table , and as they moved about the kitchen Lucy thought of her aunt , and in doing so she remembered something that caused her to turn to Silas . |
| 10 | T. Behrens is considerably baffled by this strange case , by the question of what it was that determined Ursula 's adherence to this programme , and of what it was that caused her to bring to an end her loving friendship with Justin . |
| 11 | She thought more about losing the coal to Mrs Phipps than about Granny , it seemed to me then , but I expect it was the shock that caused her to react in that way . |
| 12 | She could feel a coolness on her brow , and would have reached up her fingers to find out what was there , but that she was possessed by a lassitude that prevented her moving at all . |
| 13 | In January 1977 , amid rumours of a personality clash with Crawford , Frances Cuka left the production , exercising a clause in her contract that allowed her to go after four months . |
| 14 | To her dismay , hot tears burned her eyes in frustration at the physical weakness that kept her kneeling in such a submissive attitude at his feet for several more seconds . |
| 15 | Ingrid believes it was fate that enabled her to work in Orkney , near her family , with her friends , and on an island she loves . |
| 16 | As she uncovered herself to him — ‘ for I love , and there is no loneliness , no misery , no doubt and ignorance , no hoping for that which seems vain as there used to be , but never will be again ’ — one glimpses the ideal that enabled her to accept without question the life that lay before them . |
| 17 | Attending aquafit sessions at Waterworld gave her motivation that enabled her to stick to a diet , lose weight and get her walking again … a great achievement . |
| 18 | Nor did she want to . |
| 19 | Cleo Sinister possessed neither of these qualities , nor did she appear to be familiar with other desirable attributes such as obedience , silence and the possession of gentle manners . |
| 20 | Iskandara said nothing , nor did she move from where she stood . |
| 21 | She did not take his name , nor did she return with him to Nigeria , but the marriage was placidly successful . |
| 22 | Nor did she refrain from alluding , in the closing passages of her speech , to Mrs Thatcher 's wish for a moral revival in England . |
| 23 | Nor did she nod to them or smile or turn to see whether the dark man was there and whether he was painting . |
| 24 | Perhaps she was never glamorous , nor did she care for make-up , but she was deliciously plump and comely . |
| 25 | She did n't move when she heard Pascoe winding the tape back , nor did she look at him . |
| 26 | She did n't respond , nor did she look at him . |
| 27 | Franca could feel Moxie tap her arm , but she did not turn to her , nor did she look around her , fearing to meet some significant glance . |
| 28 | He reached out and tugged her into the V of his thighs , dropping his mouth to hers and taking it in a kiss that left her gasping for breath and so shaken she could barely stand . |
| 29 | He pulled her to him , kissing her with a fierce , demanding passion that left her clinging to him . |
| 30 | Royal watchers said it was significant that Diana had not mentioned Morton by name , nor had she referred to the main allegations in his book . |