Example sentences of "she [conj] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his absence she 'd been as nervy as a wildcat , jumping a mile every time someone spoke to her or touched her on the shoulder , expecting him to turn up out of the blue as he 'd made a habit of doing . |
| 2 | There seemed to be a blankness in her that prevented her from going any further ; a momentary spark that said , But wait … and then said nothing more . |
| 3 | She could feel her own heart pounding against her ribs and there was a passionate urgency inside her that robbed her of all thought . |
| 4 | Since Paul 's departure — she grimaced at the memory — Dinah had been able to do as she liked with it , and she liked to have objects about her that reminded her of herself . |
| 5 | When it was obvious that Inez was not coming back he packed up everything connected with her and stored it in one of the attics . |
| 6 | Granny plucked her and stuffed her and basted her and served her to the table , golden and gleaming . |
| 7 | But a few instants later , she needed no other support than the strong arms that seized her and gathered her to a broad chest , the lips in her hair uttering the words that sent the blood rushing through her veins . |
| 8 | He put an arm round her and hugged her to him in the familiar , easy fashion she was used to . |
| 9 | She had worked for the Underground movement , involved in forging passports and papers for people trying to escape across the Channel ; had been discovered but saved from death by a German , who had raped her and kept her as his own prisoner . |
| 10 | Her lungs were racked with fever and the doctor took one look at her and sent her to the isolation hospital . |
| 11 | Julius immediately took the receiver away from her and replaced it on the rest . |
| 12 | All she knew of Travis was that he despised her and believed her to be a thief . |
| 13 | The anxieties and misgivings of the past few days disappeared as though they had never been , as Johnny kissed her and touched her and told her of his need for her ; of his despair when she had not come to him . |
| 14 | His arms went round her and eased her against his chest , and the brush of his body hair against her nipples made her cry out . |
| 15 | The thought disturbed her and brought her to her knees by Scathach 's scarred corpse . |
| 16 | He put his arm around her and led her into the room , and Maggie got up to go . |
| 17 | He put the tray down , lifted her and carried her to the WC on the landing . |
| 18 | Melissa took the tray from her and carried it to the buffet , while Juliette covered her face with a towel . |
| 19 | Perhaps it was at that same party that Marevna , who stayed until dawn , saw Modigliani and Beatrice fighting ferociously until Modi grabbed her and flung her through a closed window . |
| 20 | She made a grab for her shirt but Felipe took it from her and flung it into the back . |
| 21 | With a tenderness that surprised her the Frenchman put his arms around her and lifted her onto the cot beside him . |
| 22 | Lee went to her and folded her in his arms . |
| 23 | She was nearly home and someone jumped out at her and battered her with a piece of wood . |
| 24 | Janine went to her and kissed her on the cheek . |
| 25 | They were watching her intently , with a look that disconcerted her and excited her at the same time . |
| 26 | ’ We stopped her and took her into the back room where we found she was n't fat at all . |
| 27 | Once outside he linked arms with her and took her to the little pub that the station staff used . |
| 28 | To her surprise , a ground hostess met her and took her to a VIP lounge , where Adam was waiting . |
| 29 | And suddenly , astonishingly , astonished , she began to weep , great sobs bursting out of her , tears leaping from her eyes , a kind of howling noise in her nose and throat , and Charles got up and came and sat by her and took her in his arms as she howled like a six-year-old . |
| 30 | Then he undressed and lay down beside her and took her in his arms . |