Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] she [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The superintendent said she wanted some men to investigate the stories that Nicola was looking into before her death — child porn and drugs . |
| 2 | Her long nails were pearly pink , beautifully manicured , and Luce noticed she wore several rings , one of which looked like a wedding band . |
| 3 | Habit , Gran said dryly , when asked ; and Ruth knew she got fewer bookings every year . |
| 4 | And when Mrs Knight said she had some costume jewellery in the house he followed her straight into her bedroom where he started going through her drawers . |
| 5 | At 22 , Lottie felt she had few qualifications for such a sensitive job , but after his time with the Kindertransporte Freddie was more confident . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | She would have written to the man to protest , but there had been no address , and only when she had power of attorney did she find any link with Venice — the Banco D'Oro . |
| 8 | WPC Tracey Scanlon said she demanded forensic tests on suggestive notes left in her work tray . |
| 9 | Antonia 's friend said she grew heady thinking about her future life with the 43-year-old Yuppie MP for Putney . |
| 10 | Mrs Jordan said she supported local councillor Joe Michna who has been fighting to save the common and to stop the sports complex licence . |
| 11 | Where their flesh touched she became one thing with him . |
| 12 | Mary decided she liked old Ben , although he was sometimes bad-tempered . |
| 13 | Mary thought she liked this boy , although he seemed so strange . |
| 14 | Only in the third game did she give free rein to her flair and Jackman was thrown off her stride by the abrupt increase in pace . |
| 15 | But when the prince reminded her — oh , so gently — of the deception practised upon his royal parents on Twelfth Night , Anne realized she had little choice . |
| 16 | She unpinned her veil , and Anne saw she had different-coloured eyes , one blue , one hazel . |
| 17 | He picked her up in his car after Mrs Dean said she had some news from his ex-wife Debbie , Geoffrey Dean 's sister and a former beauty queen . |
| 18 | A friend indicated that the Army had seemed at first to understand when the WRAC driver said she feared other Paratroopers would victimise her for ‘ squealing ’ on their pals . |
| 19 | Mr Goldring claimed she gave 15-year-old Jonathan Jobson his diabetic grandmother 's hypoglycaemic tablets . |
| 20 | but , no way did she have any affection for her then . |
| 21 | In no way did she wish ill health on the woman . |
| 22 | Rosie said she felt sure Ernest would be very pleased . |
| 23 | Odette found she lost three stone keeping busy , then to her dismay found she was pregnant again . |