Example sentences of "[conj] she [vb past] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Faye had been taken to Labour and Delivery , where she waited in a private room for Dr Greene 's arrival . |
| 2 | Theda came to herself to find that she lay in a large four-poster bed , with the curtains drawn back , and the weak autumn sun coming in at the windows . |
| 3 | Lucy had no intention of reverting to the former subject , so she said in a determined voice , ‘ I would like to get on with the job . |
| 4 | His body stiffened ; there was a change in him , Robyn felt it , knew it and then he drew back and she saw in a fleeting moment his own look of self-disgust . |
| 5 | She knew her limitations better than she knew her worth , and she taught in a private school because it gave her a little more latitude to come and go as she wished — an important point , since she cared for an old mother whom eighty years had made exacting . |
| 6 | Cos her sons had got married and she lived in a little bu flat , bungalow rather . |
| 7 | They stared in surprise and she said in a tired voice , ‘ Oh it does n't matter , I suppose , not the old skull , but he 's run me ragged just lately , picking up things round the house and putting them down where they should n't be . |
| 8 | He was skiing like a demon and she came in a poor second . |
| 9 | There now appeared at the door of the house a young woman , and she called in a high voice , ‘ Children ! |
| 10 | Her voice shattered , and she drew in a tremulous breath . |
| 11 | She heard sounds from the kitchen and she drew in a sharp breath , Craig must have returned . |
| 12 | It was as if she stood in a noisy limbo ; all the yesterdays had gone as if they had never been and all the tomorrows were no more than a tantalising promise . |
| 13 | Theda could not look at him , but she said in a subdued tone , ‘ It is what your godmother called me . |
| 14 | He had hoped to waken her gently , but she drew in a small gasping breath . |
| 15 | Then she told me to turn my back while she looked in a secret place . |
| 16 | The Minister for Health sought to defend the indefensible when she wrote in a recent letter to The Guardian about the abolition of the tests . |
| 17 | AN ACID house fan died when she collapsed in a fit and suffered liver failure after taking a single ‘ ecstasy ’ tablet , an inquest was told yesterday . |
| 18 | He had hoped to impress her , and , though I knew this was the wrong way to go about it , since she was always embarrassed by emotional arguments , when she replied in a stiff , rather guarded way , I was deeply hurt on his behalf . |
| 19 | Resentment flashed into her eyes as she said in a pained voice , ‘ If ever the time does come , I hope I 'll be wanted for more than my ability with figures . ’ |
| 20 | The thought gave her a pain , yet she forced herself to smile as she said in a steady voice , ‘ I hope you 'll both be very happy . ’ |
| 21 | Nor was Doreen slow to realise her mistake , her jaw sagging slightly as she said in a contrite tone , ‘ Yes — yes , of course . |
| 22 | The next night Bob Smith took soundings over the stern of the canoe while David Brand held her steady as she bucked in a rising wind while they fixed the exact position of this bank . |
| 23 | Her fists clenched and unclenched as she spoke in a low furious mutter . |
| 24 | And yet , as she floated in a dream-like state , she felt no alarm when she slowly became aware that she was not alone , almost telepathically sensing his presence , even before the dark , sleek head of Ross quietly surfaced in the water beside her , barely disturbing the total peace and silence of their surroundings . |
| 25 | It was a groan of hunger , as she writhed in a sudden welter of dumb shyness as his lips and fingers sought intimate places which seemed to scream out to be covered up and left in decent privacy … |