Example sentences of "[conj] she [verb] [adv prt] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although she started out a creature of Parisian tastes in the sixties , by the seventies she had turned towards Iranian fabrics and designs ; where she went her court and may others followed . |
| 2 | The woman was so surprised that she fell back a step . |
| 3 | The family recorded an anxious moment during the visit when the King lifted five-year-old Catherine Drummond in his arms and put her ‘ upon the Table which so much alarmed her that she burst out a crying . ’ |
| 4 | But of course he was right about the trouser bit because Nan had a gay disposition and a very pretty face ; what he would n't admit to was that she brought in a lot of custom at the week-end , especially when there was a boat in and some of the sailors would make their way up from the quayside and spend freely on chocolate or toffee for their girls . |
| 5 | The Moon was so angry with the hare 's evasions that she picked up a hatchet to chop off his head , but missed her aim and cut the hare on the mouth . |
| 6 | They were much too wide and fell down over her hips , so she tore off a strip of petticoat to tie round her middle , tucking the other rag ribbons inside for warmth . |
| 7 | Mona was quiet , hardworking and extremely stubborn , anxious to be agreeable ; but once she took up a position — or got caught in one — she was obstinately immovable and this had often brought her into conflict with Moran . |
| 8 | In a despairing sweep her gaze ran over the dress , and she bit back a groan . |
| 9 | In a fast sweep her eyes ran from the top of his dark head down to the tips of his elegant feet , and she bit back a groan as she realised that that tempting glimpse of his body had done nothing to prepare her for Luke Calder in the magnificent flesh . |
| 10 | The warmth in his voice reached out to her , thawing the numb , frozen parts deep inside , and she choked back a sob . |
| 11 | And she sent off a turtle-dove to ask help from the old marshwife . |
| 12 | Yes we used to go to see her , and she came up a couple of times . |
| 13 | Into the shadows of the room came the beam of a powerful flashlight , and she flung up a hand to shield her eyes from its glare . |
| 14 | He took a hasty pace towards her , and she flung out a hand . |
| 15 | Her hair was in a simple pony-tail , and she pulled out a cotton peaked cap in the team colours for wearing on the track . |
| 16 | A Liberty scarf was wrapped round her head and she picked up a travelling case . |
| 17 | In the rear of their hut his wife was bending over a bowl of water , naked to the waist , washing herself , and she snatched up a towel to cover her bare breasts when she heard Loc hiss a sudden warning . |
| 18 | But then her common sense took over , and she dredged up a smile . |
| 19 | With Keith behind her , she felt much more confident and determined and she held out a hand to each of them . |
| 20 | Her eyes swam and she put out a hand as if to ward off the blows . |
| 21 | But because she was widowed , the community no longer supported her and she eked out a living for herself and her two children by selling her cow 's milk together with any wood , grass or cow dung she managed to collect . |
| 22 | ass If she starts out a goosegirl she 'll shit on |
| 23 | Immediately she 'd sensed that this was wrong , that there was nothing for her in this office , and that she 'd be at risk if she stayed around a moment longer than was necessary . |
| 24 | But she put up a barrier around her , and allowed no one to pass . |
| 25 | ‘ Busy , ’ he replied , and while she bit down a reply of , ‘ That should keep you out of mischief , ’ Lubor went on to disappoint her some more , when he added , ‘ Mr Gajdusek has gone away and left me with very much work . ’ |
| 26 | Watchdog featured her after she called out a plumber to her home to unblock a toilet . |
| 27 | ‘ I should stay there for a while , ’ said Elise , when she brought in a breakfast tray . |
| 28 | Alison , from Aberdulais , West Glamorgan , was walking to a restaurant with her boyfriend when she tripped over a kerb and fell headlong into the Georgian-style leaded windows of a shop . |
| 29 | Alison , from Aberdulais , West Glamorgan , was walking to a restaurant with her boyfriend when she tripped over a kerb and fell headlong into the Georgian-style leaded windows of a shop . |
| 30 | And the videotape of Cal and me playing Bottom and Titania in A Midsummer Night 's Dream last year , with us collapsing in giggles when she tripped over a cobweb and brought down half the lights . |