Example sentences of "[conj] she [verb] [adv prt] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However when the party broke up and he offered her a lift home , she was quick to negotiate secretly with her hostess for her bike to remain unmentioned in the stairwell until she came back the next day to collect it . |
| 2 | Jinny was paralysed until Keith prodded her and she choked out the first words . |
| 3 | When she came back the next day the stripes had been dyed her natural brunette , but badly , so that her hair still seemed striped , hence her nickname , Bunte . |
| 4 | Lisa dived in hungrily , spreading butter and honey on a croissant , and reflecting as she washed down the first bite with coffee that it was even more delicious than it looked . |
| 5 | That should shake the audience to attention , she thought , as she picked up the first book . |