Example sentences of "and [adv] she [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had a good laugh about it and eventually she saw the funny side . |
| 2 | She sat at the breakfast table , trying to calm her nerves , and eventually she drew the envelope from her housecoat pocket and opened it , reading the words that were written inside , and feeling the blood drain from her face . |
| 3 | The vehemence of his reply had taken her aback , and suddenly she heard the throb of her own heartbeat loud in her ears . |
| 4 | The guests , packed cheek by jowl , parted as he entered , and suddenly she knew the reason for the party . |
| 5 | Her eyes swept across his face , and suddenly she had the almost overwhelming desire to tell him that it was n't important at all , that she was , inside , what he 'd called a real woman , one who wanted a home and children to fill it , and most of all a husband , a man who would take her in his arms and kiss her until nothing mattered except him , kiss her as Nicolo had , make her want him as she 'd wanted Nicolo … |
| 6 | All the same the effect was n't quite right , and so she undid the Alice-band at the nape of her neck and let her hair fall to her shoulders , tousled and damp at the edges . |
| 7 | The colour was not good with her frock , but warmth was more important than aesthetic perfection and so she ignored the clash . |
| 8 | The only evening dress she had brought with her was the colour of well-polished copper , which added a little colour to her pale complexion , but it was not going to be warm enough and so she took the mink that had been part of her trousseau from the wardrobe and slung it around her shoulders . |
| 9 | she said what , what agenda do you want , so I said just the same and so she put the same venue , we tend to alter at the meeting she said |
| 10 | She nearly gave in to the temptation to open it straight away , but the kettle was almost boiling and so she pushed the cards and letters to one side while she spooned coffee and sugar into a mug . |
| 11 | A worthy father should pass the tests of strength and endurance , and so she rewards the efforts of those who are still fit enough to subdue and defend her at the end of the arduous rut . |
| 12 | A headline had grabbed her attention and so she bought the paper and sat in the booth reading over and over again the following morning . |
| 13 | ‘ And obviously she had the wrong idea about what was expected of her ! ’ |
| 14 | Very quietly and gently she picked the phone up , and dialled the number of his school . |
| 15 | Over and over she asked the questions and became so demented by them that , though she trembled with indignation , she once more went into the Casa Guidi and , controlling herself as best she could , asked to see her old mistress . |
| 16 | He was disbelieving and finally she shut the door in his face . |
| 17 | He had been seeing her for over a year now and yesterday she popped the big question . |
| 18 | In them , her tortured body is revealed , and always she exaggerates the dark hair on her lip and between her eyebrows , marking herself as flawed . |
| 19 | And erm and like she answered the phone and I did n't know whether it was so I go is is that Lucy ? |
| 20 | Mrs Hughes , from Marske , Cleveland , was 108 when she had tea at No 10 with the then Prime Minister , Margaret Thatcher — and later she returned the compliment when the premier visited her home while in north-east England . |
| 21 | Last year , remember , she did up some of the bedrooms and had them decorated , her brother decorated them and also she did the erm the tables , remember , she stripped back some tables and varnished them and she made a lovely job . |
| 22 | She could not see why her mother wanted her , nor what she expected her to do in Northam , and whenever she mentioned the subject to others they exclaimed in horror , commiserating with her , telling her that she must be firm , never for half a moment assuming that she could or would really do it . |
| 23 | A large hand pushed her head down to her knees , and automatically she obeyed the voice that told her to protect herself with her arms . |
| 24 | And now she had the shop — Mary Ann Evans 's , with its wood-panelled lifts that went up seven floors and a turnover of so many millions a year . |
| 25 | And now she lifted the cape and she said , to no one in particular : |
| 26 | Cassie had been playing absentmindedly with the buttons on Johnny 's shirt , and now she brushed the material away and pushed her mouth against his shoulder , biting gently with small sharp teeth . |
| 27 | The narrow boat rocked slightly , a light from the galley filtered around the edge of the dividing curtain and now she heard the squeak as of a cupboard door . |
| 28 | ‘ She hurt him dreadfully when he came home from Africa , crippled and his career in the army over , just when he needed her loving support the most , and now she has the gall to chase him again , when I hoped and prayed that he had finally recovered from her brutal treatment of him . ’ |
| 29 | And now she concentrated the whole of her mind and her brain and her will up into her eyes and once again but much more quickly than before she felt the electricity gathering and the power was beginning to surge and the hotness was coming into the eyeballs , and then the millions of tiny invisible arms with hands on them were shooting out towards the glass , and without making any sound at all she kept on shouting inside her head for the glass to go over . |
| 30 | His brows drew into a grim frown and immediately she wished the words unsaid as he dragged a hand wearily across his forehead . |