Example sentences of "she [vb past] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The power she experienced descending upon her had its value in ‘ the sensible and constant direction of the Spirit of God in men ’ . |
| 2 | She admitted destroying property by fire and making hoax telephone calls and was conditionally discharged for one year . |
| 3 | She admitted causing the dog unnecessary suffering and was fined £1,000 and ordered to pay £508.72 costs . |
| 4 | Holly asked Rain whether Sniffy had named names yet and she admitted getting nothing from him . |
| 5 | She admitted driving her Ford Fiesta at 50mph in a 30mph limit in Streatham , south west London . |
| 6 | Only once has he come close to losing his rag , when publicly embarrassed by his press secretary , Julie Hall , as she admitted giving the first name of the little girl at the centre of the health election broadcast row to the press . |
| 7 | She admitted failing to report the incident , and withholding information when interviewed by the police . |
| 8 | Waitress Calderwood , from Gosforth , was ordered to carry out 120 hours community service by Newcastle magistrates after she admitted making the hoax call . |
| 9 | But Rita Marley was acquitted even though she admitted forging her husband 's signature . |
| 10 | Her on-off romance with 27-year-old Rob Camilleti , who she met serving pizzas , is also definitely over . |
| 11 | Then at 3am she smelled burning in the sitting room and opened the door to get the smoke out before waking her husband . |
| 12 | I was lying on my room carpet wearing a balaclava back to front , pinned down by my friend with her knees on my shoulders , while she made whooping noises like a submarine diving . |
| 13 | Anandi Ramamurthy , a freelance educational gallery tutor brought in specially for this project , was commended for the way she made viewing interesting and easy to understand . |
| 14 | " That was all there was to the message , but then she got chatting . |
| 15 | It 's a week away she got washing at the moment . |
| 16 | Juliet tensed as she spooned drinking chocolate into two mugs . |
| 17 | His thick blond hair , deep blue eyes and effortless charm had probably captivated the hearts of a host of women that evening , but as Becky assumed that every girl received exactly the same treatment , she avoided allowing herself to be flattered by him . |
| 18 | Joseph noticed that she avoided passing close to the iron grilles closing off the between-deck areas of the ship and when she reached the stern she gazed into the jungle for a moment , then closed her eyes and lifted her face to the gentle warmth of the morning sun . |
| 19 | She avoided telling him what an out-and-out swine she thought his cousin was , adding quickly , ‘ What makes you think he 's serious ? ’ |
| 20 | She avoided looking at him , thinking with a fresh stab of disappointment about her mother 's announcement . |
| 21 | She avoided looking at Juliet , even though the latter was the subject of the discussion . |
| 22 | She avoided returning to Matthew Blake 's table for as long as she could without giving him the power of knowing she was avoiding him . |
| 23 | What 's happened ? ’ she asked trying to see past him , |
| 24 | ‘ Is this him ? ’ she asked pointing to a sober gentleman in a bowler hat and pin-stripes coming towards us . |
| 25 | ‘ What am I ? ’ she asked looking at Tumbleweed , and then began to recite in a sing-song voice , ‘ with a stick in me hand and a stone in me throat , I walk through the land in me shiny , red coat . ’ |
| 26 | The glass of wine went quickly to each head , for Alix 's family was teetotal , and Liz 's alcohol consumption to that date comprised perhaps three glasses of brown sherry and one ( celebrating her A levels with her teacher ) of Liebfraumilch : Esther seemed better connected with drink as with friends , but even she became confiding under the mild influence . |
| 27 | Because of war restrictions , she ceased exhibiting in London ; she showed several times in New York ( Armory show , 1913 ; Penguin Club , 1918 ) . |
| 28 | ‘ Thank goodness for that ! ’ she exclaimed settling into her seat . |
| 29 | And with that he headed back to the school , she ground shaking as he strode across the grass . |
| 30 | Alter finishing work and her domestic chores she reported feeling " fit for nothing except watching TV with my feet up " . |