Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [verb] she [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Van Smirren , the County Commissioner for Lincolnshire South , also came and Brown Owl gave her a phonetic alphabet worksheet . |
| 2 | The rare ability shown in the digging and publication ( 1928 ) of this site gave her a promising place in Palaeolithic studies , reinforced by her first book , The Upper Palaeolithic Age in Britain ( 1926 ) . |
| 3 | Health experts would undoubtedly argue that Sara 's blasé attitude makes her a prime target for infection . |
| 4 | In Soho , hell-bent on a good time , her tremendous vitality made her the female counterpart of Minton . |
| 5 | Ross turned his dark head to give her a broad smile of approval . |
| 6 | The Royal Horticultural Society awarded her the Banksian medal in 1906 . |
| 7 | That Emilia thought her a mere child revealed how little she understood ; but then Louisa herself had only limited comprehension of what remained dark and unspoken in this woman who studied her , almost coldly , summoning resolve . |
| 8 | Her big beaky nose gives her a masculine look . |
| 9 | He offered that evening to buy her a little dog . |
| 10 | A tall thin boy with straggly hair passed her a joint and Lizzy took it from him , inhaling the fragrant mixture deeply . |
| 11 | She was n't sure if she groaned out loud , but the middle-aged lady in the opposite seat gave her a worried glance before ducking quickly back into her magazine . |
| 12 | Her eyes , still a startling blue , were now heavily made up , with black liner and white eye shadow , the false eyelashes giving her a startled doe look . |
| 13 | Apart from her father and her brother Niall who had come down from the watchtower , she was the tallest person present , and her fine clothes lent her a new self-confidence . |
| 14 | Her bruised face gave her a new look of vulnerability . |
| 15 | The scratched little screen played her a little tune and showed a phone company logo . |
| 16 | That new and unfair pain gave her a new savage thirst for proper revenge . |
| 17 | To her relief , she was back to full fitness in time for the British Stroke-Play at Southerness where a 78 and 77 carved out of near gale-force winds gave her the half-way lead . |
| 18 | ‘ Is that right ? ’ he asked , one eyebrow lifted , the intense blue of those eyes asking her a different question entirely . |
| 19 | She had to smile when the busy reality met her the following day . |
| 20 | She was not able to hear well enough to take shorthand , but her pleasant personally and conscientious work made her a valued member of staff . |
| 21 | Her population , geographical position , army and industrial strength made her the leading continental nation . |
| 22 | She 's arguing with the serving woman who 's lifted all the lids from the hot dishes to show her the succulent variety . |
| 23 | As Mayor Perry 's encouragement demonstrated , Fulani 's status as an African-American woman and the utter absence of a consistent progressive agenda among this year 's leading Democratic presidential candidates make her a tempting protest vote in some decidedly mainstream quarters . |
| 24 | But her own body told her a different story which , lying here for the long days of rest which had been prescribed for her , she had heard clearly enough through the bird-twitter of Linnet and her mother , and Tristan 's determined joviality . |
| 25 | A light interior in combination with pastel colours gives her a warm , mediterranean atmosphere . |
| 26 | There was no doctor , no magic seer to give her the golden branch and lead her into the underworld , only yet another pretty young woman , the radiological technician . |
| 27 | Hurston 's blend of scepticism , humour and common sense makes her a reliable and radical commentator . |
| 28 | Her black suede-look high-heels put her a good three inches taller than me and a grey checked suit and crisp white shirt offset with a thin red bow tie , and the fake leather document wallet she clutched , gave her a professional air . |
| 29 | Two window-cleaners threw her a cheerful obscenity , but she took no notice . |
| 30 | Once she had been attractive , with a good figure : now she was painfully thin and her sharp features gave her a pinched look . |