Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] she [verb] [adv] the " in BNC.

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1 Julia compared the food of the two parties and decided unhappily that she liked both the dish-of-herbs meal of this evening and also the elaborate deliciousness of avocado mousse , sole and boeuf en croûte of the previous day .
2 Lydia realised this afresh when she came downstairs the following morning .
3 Melissa smiled fondly as she put down the phone .
4 It shone through , not only by the dedication she demonstrated to earn her outstanding successes internationally in both lawn tennis and golf but — in a way — even more so as she faced up the cruel two-year reality of fighting a terminal illness until her recent death at the age of 45 .
5 And your Mum ca n't afford toilet paper for her pussy , so when she slides down the banister and says like blurgh , la blah la blah loo !
6 By rights she should be sleeping the sleep of the just by now , she realised despondently as she switched on the bedside lamp — instead she 'd been reliving everything over and over in her mind .
7 Just as she came out the council she said I I 'm just outside the council offices ringing you .
8 ‘ I 'll give you fifteen minutes ; then I 'm coming back in , ’ he said , putting his head round the door just as she threw back the covers .
9 She saw Elaine as soon as she walked up the planked wooden steps to the bar , and noticed as she drew closer that her friend was already tipsy .
10 As soon as she picked up the receiver I 'd say , ‘ It 's Robina , ’ and then cut off .
11 " Essoldo Cinema , good morning , " it said again , as soon as she picked up the receiver in the hall .
12 Since you arrived , ever since she picked up the … vibrations between us , that first lunchtime , she has done everything in her power to stir up trouble , including that episode in my office , and tonight 's performance .
13 He did not look up as she advanced down the long and beautiful room .
14 Donna did n't slow up as she roared up the slope .
15 The gate handle clicked sharply and she drew aside the lace curtain .
16 Feeny laughs , whispers , ‘ Cocorico ’ ; they whisper back and she takes up the thread where she left off back in the bathroom :
17 So why was her heart beating so wildly as she pulled out the card , as if its message was somehow important ?
18 ‘ I do n't know why you 're laughing , ’ said my mother coldly as she put down the phone ;
19 She walked past him into the tiny hallway and picked up her bags , noticing with relief that he was n't around when she fled up the narrow wooden stairs to one of the three bedrooms , the one furthest away from his .
20 Not least because she had n't the foggiest idea what they were shouting .
21 Leonora eyed him warily as she switched off the transistor .
22 The mare was breathing hard as she trotted up the pastureland .
23 How easily he could dissemble , Merrill thought wearily as she drew up the chair and prepared to take his dictation .
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