Example sentences of "[coord] [conj] she [vb past] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( a ) some poems by Emily Dickinson , which you analyse ; ( b ) a bibliography ( list of books and articles ) , to find out what has been written by and on this poet ; ( c ) one or more critical articles on Emily Dickinson ; ( d ) a biography of the writer ; ( e ) a dictionary of symbolism , to look up some of the symbols she uses ; ( f ) a concordance to the works of Emily Dickinson ( this is a list of all the words she used , and where she used them ) . |
| 2 | She said how glad she was they had somewhere nice to stay and that she hoped they were being good and making their beds and helping with the washing up and remembering to clean their teeth . |
| 3 | And if she told them of her world , they , in turn , made her free in theirs . |
| 4 | They were about ten hours in front and if she rang them now it would be the middle of the night . |
| 5 | Her memories were like a small , locked box of securities and because she knew they were there , safely there , she had no need to open them . |
| 6 | and when she walked they were sort of |
| 7 | He told her to fetch a pencil and paper and when she brought them scribbled down several sentences in capital letters . |
| 8 | She drew both father and child to the top of the sea , and when she saw them a spring of joy burst in her heart and the power of speech returned to her . |
| 9 | Johnson did not drink her proffered dram , but Boswell and the two guides did , and when she asked them for snuff , her great luxury , they had none , but gave her money instead . |
| 10 | Ben waved to the child , and when she approached them she exclaimed loudly while looking at Aggie , ‘ Oh , you are dressed ! |
| 11 | She always found the supper she cooked for the children irresistible and when she gave them bacon and baked beans she would swoop down on their plates like a vulture on a battlefield . |
| 12 | She closed her eyes for a moment , and when she opened them he was puzzled by the blankness in them . |
| 13 | She closed her eyes and kept them closed for quite a while , and when she opened them again it seemed as though she had gathered herself together . |
| 14 | Ahead of her was a large crowd and as she addressed them she hoisted her skirt up high . |
| 15 | Her children were both obviously too little to understand more than the tone of her voice , and as she dressed them to go out with her to the shops she was saying " and when Daddy comes home , we 'll show him , shall we ? |
| 16 | He followed her up the stairs to her flat and as she let them in he said , ‘ If only real life were as uncomplicated as Belinda 's world . ’ |
| 17 | When the three girls arrived she was surprised to find that in spite of their sophistication they were not much older than she was and as she watched them glide out in the first selection of fashions she felt a small prickle of excitement . |
| 18 | ‘ She lifted her arms and as she put them down she squeezed her sister Jackie 's hand and that was it . ’ |
| 19 | She embraced him with her eyes , pleased , and as she poured them both more wine , rewarded him with a view of her leg . |
| 20 | But if she told them Nina had given her the go-ahead , and Nina discovered the lie , she would be out . |
| 21 | He and Stephanie both always won Kim 's game , the objects on a tray , but whereas she remembered them for their quiddity , naming and denoting them in language in her mind , he did it with a geometrical map and total spatial recall . |
| 22 | They had looked forward to seeing her but when she came they did n't know what to say . |
| 23 | But when she opened them , she saw the insect , dead , on the point of the sword . |
| 24 | She could see fires occasionally , but when she approached them she found men strapped to stakes , burning . |