Example sentences of "she [vb past] " in BNC.
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1 | They got 'er took away in the end . |
2 | When Oz found the note , we reckoned it might be — it might mean — ’ She doubled her fists and looked frantically up at Mr Hollins . |
3 | She doubled up in pain , and rested her forehead on the carpeted floor . |
4 | She doubled up as matron , treating every illness , injury , headache or toothache with determined suspicion , certain in her own mind that the pupil was trying to get away with something . |
5 | She doubled up as another pain hit her . |
6 | She doubled her fists and Nick laughed and dodged out of reach round the table . |
7 | There , she doubled back . |
8 | With a gasp of pain and surprise she doubled up . |
9 | This overreaction was not to last , but , while it was still strong upon Anna , while she briefly favoured neat cardigans and regular library hours and institutional meals , she chanced upon Peter Bouverie . |
10 | A sad description of her mother 's death shortly afterwards — from grief — was perhaps stretching his credulity a bit , but she chanced it . |
11 | She lisped over the telephone , ’ Congratulations , daddy , on being elected to the national executing committee of the Labour party ’ . |
12 | She slanted a challenging look at Claudia . |
13 | She slanted him a scornful glance . |
14 | Maria 's heart clenched as she slanted a look at his grim countenance . |
15 | She was a bonny young 'un , right enough , and from a bonny mother , from what she had glimpsed of that lass as she skidded down the road with the polis after her . |
16 | She skidded to a halt , threw her leg over the saddle as though dismounting from a charger , and began to harangue Hugh in words he did n't understand . |
17 | She skidded on a little way , then side-slipped back towards him . |
18 | ‘ That was n't fair ! ’ she laughed as she skidded to a halt in the yard . |
19 | ‘ David , ’ she whispered , drawing him aside . |
20 | ‘ I 'll call you tomorrow , ’ said Lucy , then she whispered , ‘ Only I may not be able to give you a date . ’ |
21 | ‘ Come on , ’ she whispered , ‘ let's go to bed . |
22 | ‘ They said they 'd kill me , ’ she whispered . |
23 | ‘ Adolf , ’ she whispered . |
24 | ‘ Do n't give in , love ! ’ she whispered fiercely . |
25 | ‘ I 'm being poisoned by my saucepans , ’ she whispered darkly . |
26 | ‘ Do you like me ? ’ she whispered . |
27 | ‘ Are you asleep ? ’ she whispered . |
28 | Are you asleep now ? ’ she whispered . |
29 | Look , Mum , ’ she whispered , ‘ I have to go out . |
30 | ‘ Shall we play princesses ? ’ she whispered . |