Example sentences of "such a [noun] [conj] she " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Second Fairy brings Grace and dances slightly faster in such a way that she shows off the lines of her body as it faces forwards and then backwards ( the traditional gesture ) . |
| 2 | " In such a way that she felt I was in sympathy with her , of course . " |
| 3 | He 'd put it in such a way that she could n't argue . |
| 4 | Dr Neil — she could not think of him as Neil — was careful to hold her in such a way that she felt no restraint , although his own self-control was slowly beginning to slip . |
| 5 | ‘ Emma gets bookings for children 's parties and is such a hit that she 's decided to set up her own fan club , ’ says proud owner Janis McLeod . |
| 6 | Kate was in such a state that she did n't really know what she was asking . |
| 7 | And before Sally-Anne could do anything about it the tall young man was tucking her arm in his , and walking her briskly along at such a pace that she was horrified to discover that Rose and her companion were gone , lost behind them as fresh crowds emerged from yet more emptying theatres and dance halls . |
| 8 | It was such a success that she decided to concentrate on fairs rather than open a shop . |
| 9 | He believed Maureen would have mentioned such a story if she had heard one and he took the view that she had no proof whatsoever . |
| 10 | He also contrived to marry several times , on one occasion to a shrewish wench who so exasperated him that he leapt upon her and gave her such a beating that she held her peace thereafter . |
| 11 | We have such a laugh if she works there . |
| 12 | She is adamant that under no circumstances would she consent to further use of a nasogastric tube , whether or not she was drugged to such a degree that she felt little discomfort as it was pushed down into her stomach . |
| 13 | It proved impossible ; her senses were heightened to such a degree that she could hear every move he made . |
| 14 | Oh , it was true that Dad and Charles had joined forces with Lucy in a deafening chorus of encouragement , to such a degree that she 'd felt almost piqued by their eagerness to be rid of her . |
| 15 | One mother claimed : ‘ She would not have said such a thing if she had been married . |
| 16 | He hoped Barbara could read the sub-text here : that if she was offering him some kind of invitation — and he was not for a moment suggesting that he was worthy of such a thing if she were — then he was regretfully declining it , on the understanding that both of them knew why . |
| 17 | Under ordinary circumstances , Nurse Goodman would probably not have given permission but ‘ the Major ’ , as he had become known , was such a mystery that she was glad to feel that at least somebody knew of his fate and cared enough to come to the hospital to see how he was getting on . |
| 18 | She does not wish to conceal this news as she strongly believes that the mind can play a great part in overcoming such a complaint and she asks everyone to join her in positive thinking to help her to fight the illness . |
| 19 | And yet , so mechanical is this learning routine that if we interrupt such a bee while she is feeding she must take off and land again of her own accord , that landing permits her to choose the correct feeder colour on her next visit . |
| 20 | Vacations had proved such a strain that she stopped going home at all in the end , applying for any holiday jobs which offered accommodation . |
| 21 | DAALNY HAD discarded at once her anger and her pleading as soon as the choice was made , and made in such a fashion that she knew it could not be changed . |
| 22 | With the most artfully devised deliberation she managed not to avoid it , tripped spectacularly in such a fashion that she fell forward , the contents of the tea-tray , cups , saucers , dregs of tea , milk , sugar and cream cakes , all cascading neatly into Mrs Darrell 's lap , with McAllister herself , purple in the face as a consequence of stifling a dreadful desire to laugh , landing gracefully on her knees at the good lady 's feet . |
| 23 | Grainne felt her heart thudding with such a fierceness that she could almost imagine he would hear it . |
| 24 | Evelyn had wrought herself up to such a pitch that she was utterly unprepared for this turn of events . |
| 25 | In the end , her uncertainty grew to such a pitch that she expressed it . |
| 26 | She had been determined not to give anything of herself away to him , but he had succeeded in antagonising her to such a pitch that she almost could n't help herself . |
| 27 | He trembled and groaned as her hands moved urgently over his flesh , before drawing her roughly against the pulsating length of him , letting her feel his arousal , his mouth moving blindly over her soft velvety skin , touching and tasting , raising her senses to such a pitch that she cried out , the wild clamouring in her blood , the driving need for his possession more than she could bear . |
| 28 | Mrs Carr had good reason to take such a stance as she had been born without arms . |
| 29 | But she was in such a hurry that she just could n't stay for long enough to help me with breastfeeding Stephen . |
| 30 | Its mother is in such a hurry because she is out of her element . |