Example sentences of "[verb] she [vb past] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You say she went to the Skein of Geese on the tenth of September . |
| 2 | As the train stopped she rushed to the window , though she dared not open it . |
| 3 | He rang her hotel , and after a long wait she came to the phone . |
| 4 | He rang her hotel , and after a long wait she came to the phone . |
| 5 | As her door began to open she grabbed for the telephone , then dropped the receiver as Luke appeared . |
| 6 | In fact , she did n't just feel like groaning — the frustration and worry she felt at the moment were enough to make her want to scream blue murder ! |
| 7 | As we met she slumped in the snow . |
| 8 | What on earth do you think she meant by the incident she did n't like at the weekend ? " |
| 9 | The minute the door was closed she sat on the edge of her bed , covered her face with her hands and wept . |
| 10 | As she walked she tore at the seal , unfolding the single sheet . |
| 11 | to collect the card but did Ms Sutton gracefully rise from her seat to hand it to her , no , she tossed it over the rim of the platform onto the floor below leaving the poor woman to scrabble around for several minutes looking for it and the , and the punch line is a little later an embarrassed Ms Sutton is contesting Cambridgeshire South West for the Lib Dems at the general election , apologised for her cavalier behaviour , let us hope she learnt from the experience yeah |
| 12 | He paused , holding her entrapped by the power of his presence , as her imagination formed its own pictures of the pleasures her sex had provided for him . |
| 13 | For three days running she returned to the house at the same time . |
| 14 | So saying she ran from the kitchen and up to her bedroom , leaving those round the table confused and upset . |
| 15 | I saw her twice between that Friday in Bamford and seeing her silhouetted on the blind on Christmas Day . ’ |
| 16 | Before she went she shared with the fellowship group a vision the Lord had given her that she would meet a group of Christians who were asking for help with teaching and counselling . |
| 17 | When they had gone she went to the phone and she said , ‘ I must see you . |
| 18 | Martha Harley never felt she belonged in the valley . |
| 19 | ‘ How tactless of me , ’ she said to herself , and to cover up the awkwardness she felt she pointed at the statue . |
| 20 | I said that I understood she came from the Continent , and she told me that she was born in Denmark . |
| 21 | Her body was discovered by her boyfriend at her home in Swiss Cottage , north west London , and it is believed she died during the night . |
| 22 | I mean she had a picture of him on the headstone and oh , thought she went over the top I 'm afraid and she get loads of support because then that Clifford was very popular and er his was |
| 23 | Behind her through the open door , Katherine saw a man she thought she recognized as the porter . |
| 24 | As she moves , the ears on her legs keep her oriented in the direction of the call . |
| 25 | Bemoaning her stupidity at letting him escape she trudged towards the sound of traffic . |
| 26 | I think she cried till the day she died . |
| 27 | You think she jumped off the top of that boat and swam to the shore ? ’ |
| 28 | I think she turned into the snake outside my door that morning . |
| 29 | When she had finished she sat in the corner of her bedroom and wept . |
| 30 | A woman in the audience/church left in the middle of the performance/wedding and as she left she trod on the foot of the man at the end of the row . |