Example sentences of "she [vb past] [conj] [verb] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were tears in her eyes and when they went through to the kitchen she hugged and kissed them both . |
| 2 | Up to a certain size , that is to say the size attained by the rats at a few weeks old , she caught and ate them , and , with a sure instinct for authority , brought in their tails to lay them at the feet of Martha . |
| 3 | Carefully she knelt and gathered them up . |
| 4 | She stooped and scooped them up . |
| 5 | She turned and saw them . |
| 6 | For an age she simply had not dared open them , until finally , unable to resist any longer , she opened and shut them again once and very quickly . |
| 7 | She cooked and fed them . |
| 8 | We sat stuffing ourselves with smoked-salmon sandwiches , slurping Earl Grey , while she charmed and intimidated them with her stolen airs and purloined graces . |
| 9 | As the days slid by , the Cruithin became a little less elusive , and Grainne waited , because she knew that to befriend them , to lead them back into Ireland , would be the greatest service she could render her people . |
| 10 | Aunt Margaret hastily took a bunch of paper roses from a bag she carried and threw them at the stage . |
| 11 | The Copleys had gone upstairs to take their afternoon rest and for a moment she wondered whether to tell them to lock their bedroom door . |
| 12 | At home she unloaded and stacked them in the basement . |
| 13 | Rain lifted each and saw how the dark blobs of their shadows stretched to magnified shapes as she held and turned them . |
| 14 | ‘ And we both know you 're not a saint , do n't we ? ’ she mocked and precipitated them back into that heady realm of awareness that they had seemed to subdue . |