Example sentences of "[vb pp] she [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd forgotten she ever existed . ’ |
| 2 | Angel , on a faster pony and using his whip , had nearly caught her up when Luke thundered up and rode him off . |
| 3 | She took in breath to scream , but it had caught her up like a shred of paper . |
| 4 | He 'd caught her completely off-guard . |
| 5 | The other woman had caught her completely on the raw with her mention of the man she had seen Adam with , though to be honest she could n't really have said why . |
| 6 | Last night 's bombing had caught her unawares in the West End . |
| 7 | But the sight of Elise 's work , hanging in Luke 's house , had caught her unawares , underlining her loss and , at the same time , reminding her that on the only occasion when Elise 's name had been mentioned Luke had adopted an attitude of total indifference , not even bothering to mention that he owned one of Elise 's paintings . |
| 8 | She flushed , as if he had caught her out in a social solecism . |
| 9 | Ianthe realised from his triumphant expression that he had caught her out in a mistake and waited with resignation to hear what it was . |
| 10 | He heard the surprise in her voice , and smiled a little at having so nearly caught her out . |
| 11 | His tone suggested he 'd caught her out in some minor misdemeanour , Loretta thought angrily — putting penny coins in a parking meter , or dodging fares on the underground . |
| 12 | How had he caught her so quickly ? |
| 13 | ‘ Have you telephoned her home ? ’ |
| 14 | Alan , who liked buying food , occasionally bought things which she did n't know what to do with ( aubergines had stumped her completely ) but on the whole he seemed content with his diet . |
| 15 | Irritated by her presence , Henry had mocked and teased her nevertheless , for he could be quite beastly when the mood took him that way . |
| 16 | It seemed inconceivable that the man who had teased her so unforgivably in the morning had been so filled with compassionate understanding later in the same day . |
| 17 | Mrs Browning had teased her only that summer for becoming more Italian than English and there was some truth in it . |
| 18 | There 'd been neither sight nor sound of James since that fateful day and no doubt he had forgotten her as quickly as he had taken her , but he must be told there was going to be a child . |
| 19 | He 'd eluded her again ! |
| 20 | It was probably only a rabbit , but it had still unnerved her slightly , and she pulled off the drive and parked on the grass . |
| 21 | She was used to driving the luxurious Saab by this time , although at first the responsibility had unnerved her considerably . |
| 22 | THE wife of golf star Fred Couples claims he has frozen her out of their marriage — and she intends to make him pay for it . |
| 23 | Oh yes when the war started yes , you , you see the people would have been called up into the forces anyway people young enough to fly , who , who had an interest , because er one of the air displays I remember very much a tomboy as she was she they used to give pleasure flights and she had defied this pilot to take her up and make her sick , and he was took her up there looping rolling and everything and er |
| 24 | I 'll tell you what after we 've sorted her out we 'll sort it out . |
| 25 | He has picked her up , lied to her , manipulated her insecurity and ignorance , and she is asking forgiveness for her lack of appreciation . |
| 26 | Things happened as they must have happened , only in fact it was Rufus who had picked her up and brought her back to Wyvis Hall . |
| 27 | Just a frail little thing , was n't she , the wind could have picked her up and tossed her away , yet she had demolished him as surely as if she had wielded a pick-axe handle to his belly . |
| 28 | Her mother had picked her up bodily the night before and dragged her into her room where she had then thrown her on to her bed . |
| 29 | What 's more , who 'd have believed he 'd picked her up in a wine bar ? |
| 30 | He had picked her up half-conscious , and while he carried her to the hospital she had clung to him with a pitiful force . |