Example sentences of "[prep] she [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He reached past her to pick up the papers , a faint smile curling his chiselled lips as he scanned the typewritten sheets . |
| 2 | ‘ It was childish of her to rip up the picture , ’ says Nuala O'Connor . |
| 3 | Hands at her mouth , she bolted to the bathroom , slamming the door behind her to shut out the sounds of her vomiting as her stomach relieved itself of its contents with such violence that she was left retching drily long afterwards until the spasms died away . |
| 4 | That is why I stooped to traffic with the Man-greedy Frost Giantess , and why I intrigued with her to drive out the Gruagach and why I helped the Gruagach to vanquish the High King and take Tara . ’ |
| 5 | She had long ago stopped resenting their original professional clashes , and these days their disagreements tended to be over minor details , with her ending up the victor as often as he did . |
| 6 | I was n't really listening , just waiting for her to pick up the phone . ’ |
| 7 | Since Rita has been sent to Coventry , she has not been told that it is physically possible for her to open up the incubator herself and put her hands in . |
| 8 | While studying spinning in Huddersfield ( as part of her degree course in textile design at Middlesex Polytechnic ) there had been no time for her to try out the machine , so the then sceptical technician told her to come back later . |
| 9 | I waited for her to bring up the subject of Graham 's murder because I knew she would have been very upset . |
| 10 | Wycliffe opened the door , waited for her to switch out the lights and pass through , then he locked the door and pocketed the keys . |