Example sentences of "[adj] she [vb past] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 After this she began to hear strange sounds and melodies ‘ that she could not well hear what a man said to her at that time , unless he spoke the louder .
2 It was intended that there should be assessment of the mother , but by August 1991 she had missed three assessment appointments .
3 On taking her history , it was discovered that when she was twelve or thirteen she had had frequent nose bleeds and had lost a great deal of blood .
4 At the age of twenty-eight she had awakened one morning to the realisation , clear as dawn , that to hope for things did not necessarily bring them about , that there was no earthly reason why she should be happy , healthy and husbanded .
5 Out of that she had to pay all expenses , including animal feed and coal , which left around five pounds a month for food .
6 After that she refused to shed another tear .
7 Strange , Gina thought , how much their two countries had in common and how little she had realised that element of kinship before .
8 All the reading and yet she was n't even sure she 'd made any progress .
9 All she had done this morning was suggest that she bathe his wound again before they started out , and he had refused with a complete lack of gratitude or even common courtesy .
10 At first she had travelled first class and stayed in only the best hotels , but McKenna had found her with no trouble at all .
11 At best she had expected bland sympathy from him , but the sparks shooting in his eyes were genuine .
12 She turned away disconsolately , certain she 'd lost all chance of his help in finding Corosini .
13 Still , it tasted so bad she had to make sugary coffee instead of tea .
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