Example sentences of "[conj] she [vb past] [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lady prioress glowered at me , shrugged , and with ill grace took me back to her own chamber across the cloister garden where she poured me the smallest goblet of wine I had ever seen . |
| 2 | The only difference her success made was that she thought her an incompetent fool who was lucky enough to make a bit of money . ’ |
| 3 | Anne felt that she considered her a green fool , and Mabel was indignant that Hetty was very ready to accept the ‘ perks ’ of the job , such as the cakes and bread given to the staff by Mrs Dyson , and the extra money from Mr Dyson , but was always on the alert for any infringement of her rights . |
| 4 | He begged her not to miss the party they were invited to on his account , so she made him a hot drink , turned on the TV and , making no bones about it , said she would be back in the morning . |
| 5 | She wanted to wound him as he was wounding her so she gave him a charming smile and said , ‘ How did you feel , Fernando , when Maria Luisa slid into your bed at that hour ? ’ |
| 6 | He began to nibble the lobe of her ear and seemed lost for a moment until she gave him a little shake to encourage him to go on and explain . |
| 7 | As soon as he got home , the telephone was ringing and she told him the same thing many times . |
| 8 | I a lot , cos I remember erm when Claire was I got a really formal invitation to something and I asked Claire how you were supposed to reply and she told me the exact wording of how you should reply and I just looked at her I looked at her and I said I 'm not bloody writing that . |
| 9 | It was of course my mother , and she asked me the same questions as my neighbour . |
| 10 | He could make a film with Nastassia Kinski , the most beautiful woman in the world ( Time had just said so , on its cover ) and she left him a slim book of Baudelaire , with some verses underlined . |
| 11 | ‘ Top o ’ the mornin' to you , Sister Hennessy ! ’ he sang , cheerful as ever , and she shot him a black look . |
| 12 | Shannon was pleased to welcome the warmth of the flames , but his easy success with a task she knew would have taken her hours irritated her still further and she shot him a withering look . |
| 13 | ‘ No wonder you 're so graceful , ’ he observed coolly , and she shot him a quick look through her lashes as he strolled beside her , tall and very desirable , his black hair lifting slightly in the breeze . |
| 14 | Mr Hobbs gave her back her teeth and she shot me a desperate little smile . |
| 15 | Her breath caught , and she sent him a startled look and , as her heart gave a merry flutter to see that his dark-eyed glance , dark and good-humoured if she was not mistaken , was on her again , ‘ Are you inviting me to call you — Vendelin ? ’ she dared , and hardly believed that it could be so . |
| 16 | He looked at Lissa as though it was all her doing , and she sent him a poisonous stare in return . |
| 17 | ‘ Which way ? ’ he asked , when at last the engine spluttered into life , and she directed him the wrong way round so that they might overtake and confront the trio lurching towards Midnight Mass . |
| 18 | The little group of guests gathered at the bottom looked marginally startled by her somewhat unorthodox behaviour , and she gave them a lame smile . |
| 19 | The doors to the three lavatories were open and she gave them a quick inspection . |
| 20 | She saw Margaret waiting for her outside her house and she gave her a little wave . |
| 21 | One is she 's very interested in the occult , erm , she actually practices tarot card readings , and what she calls the crystal oracle , and she gave me a brief explanation , which is throwing a load of rocks up a cloth er , but I 'm not going to push me |
| 22 | And she gave me a significant look . |
| 23 | And she gave me the immortal reply , ‘ No , I 'm Heather , but wo n't I do ? ’ |
| 24 | There was a slight delay as she read it and then her head slowly turned in my direction and she gave me the biggest grin I 'd ever seen . |
| 25 | And she gave me an indulgent look and she said , ‘ I 'm really sorry , the pictures made me feel tender feelings for you , but they just really did not arouse me . ’ |
| 26 | That gained her immediate attention and she gave him a shocked look . |
| 27 | ‘ Is that your last word on the subject ? ’ he asked coolly , and she gave him a wintry smile . |
| 28 | His self-confidence almost swept her off her guard , but the narrowed black eyes were a warning , and she gave him a small , would-be pitying smile . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ he said , and she gave him a watery smile . |
| 30 | And this wifey come out and she gave him a nasty talking to , chapping chapping on her door with a stick . |