Example sentences of "she [verb] [vb pp] a [num] " in BNC.
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1 | It was a movement she 'd made a million times before , yet as soon as her fingers came into contact with his thick , silky hair she felt a jolt as though an electric current had shot right through her , making her start back in surprise . |
2 | She felt she 'd lived a zillion eternities , crossed endless lifeless galaxies , bearing her solitude , waiting for US , waiting for the fulfilment of all that lay between them . |
3 | Jessica probably knew ten times more about these things than she did , she 'd had a million times more experience , at any rate . |
4 | And then she went in one day and she knew she 'd had a thousand and said can I extend it ? |
5 | She told him she had got a hundred and fifty pounds , gave him a hundred , and heard him sigh a little ; such a different sigh from that sharp escape of breath of the woman in the shop . |
6 | Cos she 's got a hundred pound |
7 | Well we know she 's got a nine again . |
8 | He said she 's got a ten pounds bonus because I paid for the . |
9 | it 's still the first one , she 's got a billion things to do , we 'll obviously speak to her in the autumn , erm |
10 | Jean would appreciate a note from you about what royalties she might expect in the near future , remembering she 's had a 500 advance . |