Example sentences of "she [vb past] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It may be necessary to enquire how far her lust was excited , or if she experienced any enjoyment .
2 Ronni wondered , as she flung some T-shirts and things into a bag , if she ought to have put up a stronger fight against Guido .
3 She met each centre 's general SVQ co-ordinator and members of the course teams delivering general SVQ and Skillstart programmes .
4 In Lille last night , Diana was radiant as she met former Beatle Paul McCartney and his wife Linda before a performance of his Liverpool Oratoria .
5 She underwent a lumpectomy and then a course of radiotherapy , and was due to start drug treatment when she met another cancer patient .
6 She met another man she knew and was dancing with him when Antonio discovered her , whereupon he was heard by onlookers to curse the moon for trusting in his fiancée 's purity .
7 She met some guy in there that day , some guy she used to go with , and he must 've said something because the next thing anyone knew , she was screaming at him , Pete was in the bar the morning after , he said the window was all over the floor , apparently she 'd thrown an ashtray at the guy and it had missed and taken the whole window out instead , and when he took her by the arm and tried to calm her down , she shook him off and ran out of the bar , right out in the street , and like I said , it was the bottom of a hill and there was a truck coming — ‘
8 SHE MET THIS BLOKE ON HOLIDAY IN SPAIN — HER FIRST BOYFRIEND .
9 That is what the governor of that offenders centre had to say , and I should be very interested to know what the Minister of State has done since she read that report in the newspaper .
10 She read some verses and not others , understood some lines and not others , and stopped at every mention of angels or children or weeping or suffering .
11 This writing was discovered by her ; she read some material before her visit , which prepared her a little for what she would see .
12 When she read those magazines , did she think she 'd ever be part of that world ?
13 Katherine liked to believe that she was n't vindictive , but she did have certain rules , certain standards , both for her house and her business , and one of the reasons she had been so successful both in Dublin and now in London , was because she applied those rules rigorously .
14 Then she applied more make-up , and lifted her chin , ready to carry on the act of being happy .
15 She requested all telexes to be collected and sent out to her each week .
16 I also guided her occasionally in the stock market : she shared these tips and the jaunts with her friend from around the corner , Mrs Warburton , who was also widowed .
17 ‘ Galadriel , ’ muttered Gilly , not that she expected this bale of blubber to manage her real name .
18 She expected some fury but none was forthcoming and she glanced across at him to find his eyes were fixed on the mountains , his face sombre .
19 Her eyes appraised him and her thin fingers were spread towards him fan-wise , it was clear she expected some money .
20 Beaming , she clapped both hands to her cheeks .
21 Winston Churchill stayed with her at Belvoir Castle and she entertained many friends with wide-ranging interests , among whom were many writers and artists .
22 The room was silent save for the angry swishing sound she made each time she turned the magazine 's pages .
23 She made that air solid , and drew in stuff from the water and clouds of spinning gravel .
24 She made little money from journalism , having criticized too many auras for her own good .
25 She made all sorts of things in there and Endill would hear bangs and thumps all day long when she was working on something special .
26 He asked her to come back as suited her to sign her statement , and she made all kinds of difficulties about when this would be possible .
27 She made few demands on her parents but sat quietly , playing with an orange in a plastic mug .
28 As she pulled on a pair of faded jeans and a sweatshirt , she made another decision .
29 When the water boiled she made more tea in the silver pot , refilled the milk jug , found clean cups and a plateful of almond biscuits , and carried the tray back to the terrace .
30 Number five became so terrified she made more mistakes and prayed to God that the dance would never finish .
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