Example sentences of "she [adv] [verb] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She bitterly resented her husband 's domination by his younger brother . |
| 2 | She was too stunned to really see the way the car shattered the wide expanse of glass and then she instinctively covered her face as jagged pieces flew out into the street . |
| 3 | Sent away to boarding school when she was six ( she rarely sees her family now ) , she got three A- levels at college and shortly after got married : a mistake , she now realises , but she was pregnant at the time . |
| 4 | When she is ready to be mounted by the male she conspicuously moves her tail over to one side . |
| 5 | Finally , later in the day , on her way to the House of Commons , and after she was known to have met a group of senior party figures , she vigorously reiterated her determination to fight on . |
| 6 | Sally , her father 's wife , had advised her on more than one occasion , but Harriet had as little time for stylists as she had for clothes — and besides , she rather liked her hair just as it was . |
| 7 | She gladly gave her blood for a substantial blood transfusion , and the patient was told after-wards by the doctor , ‘ You owe the fact that you are alive today to the crossing sweeper who first detected a movement in you when you were in the mortuary and then gave her blood for you . ’ |
| 8 | She waited until the car vanished round the bend then waited some more until the whine of the engine was at last lost in the distance , then she slowly made her way into the house . |
| 9 | When the flow of tears slowly began to dry up she gratefully accepted the use of his handkerchief , drying her eyes and fiercely blowing her nose as she slowly raised her head from his chest . |
| 10 | ‘ A — Adam ? ’ she faltered , clumsily pushing the damp tendrils of hair from her face , as she slowly lifted her head to look up at him . |
| 11 | Keeping a tight grip , she slowly swung her leg back into a normal position , laying the scalpel down on the end of the bed . |
| 12 | Looking up quickly , her apology already forming , she slowly closed her mouth . |
| 13 | At this , she slowly removed her jacket-cum-coat . |
| 14 | She slowly regained her strength in the latter part of the year , just in time to cope with a winter season and no designer . |
| 15 | Denied access to them , she successfully pleaded their cause with the mayor . |
| 16 | Her words were ringing in her ears as she eventually made her way through Customs . |
| 17 | Queen Victoria suffered a severe blow in December , 1861 when her beloved Prince Albert died — it was very many years before she eventually accepted his death , Memorials to him included the elaborate memorial in Kensington Gardens , with the world 's continents represented around its base , and facing the magnificent Albert Hall which is still the home of various public occasions and wonderful concerts . |
| 18 | It has been suggested that she had once been a Benedictine nun of the convent of Carrow , which was situated near the church where she eventually had her cell : to this day Benedictine nuns take the title ‘ Dame ’ , the honorary title of any woman of rank at this time . |
| 19 | Be that as it may , she eventually worked her way through to a most impressive and distinctive personal singing style ; the various stages of this development can be observed on two excellent LPs : Princess of the Thistle ( 1969 ) , which has useful and perceptive notes by Peter Hall , and What a Voice ( 1985 ) , with sensitive notes by Stephanie Smith-Perrin . |
| 20 | She eventually found her way to the social services department . |
| 21 | Clare has worked for Rentokil at Felcourt in departments such as the post room , the canteen and industrial products , but says she most enjoys her switchboard work with her colleague Dawn Lucas . |
| 22 | His blue eyes stared at her blindly and when she gently said his name he gave a start , spilling whisky over the crumpled telegram . |
| 23 | Princess Mathilde was obliged to travel in a carriage with Eugénie 's mother since she so detested her brother , Prince Napoleon , and her father , ex-King Jerome , that she refused to travel with them . |
| 24 | Then she suddenly dropped her voice and leant slightly forward . |
| 25 | Rachel had become so lost in her thoughts that she suddenly realised her father had been talking to her and she had n't heard a word . |
| 26 | Then , somewhat to Morse 's embarrassment , she suddenly buried her head on his shoulder and clung tightly to him . |
| 27 | Flustered by his presence , thrown off balance by the feel of his hard body against her own , she suddenly clamped her mouth shut , horrified to realise she 'd almost told him she 'd been rushing to get to him . |
| 28 | When at last she gained some independence by taking a job which gave her some income of her own , she suddenly put her foot down . |
| 29 | She suddenly put her face in her hands as the tears came to her eyes again . |
| 30 | She had a lump in her throat and an enormous yearning to say something beautiful to her father , something that could not be expressed by words , and so without quite knowing how it happened she suddenly turned her head and with a smile tossed out her arm in the air , easily , flowing , as if to see each other many more times . |