Example sentences of "she [vb past] the room " in BNC.
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| 1 | She scanned the room for other changes . |
| 2 | On her way , she passed the room with the light on , and she looked in with a stab of surprised longing at the cosy scene inside . |
| 3 | She paced the room , staring out of the window until the view became too monotonous to continue watching , looking at her watch and at the door , and was about to leave when she heard the porter turning the key in the lock . |
| 4 | Turning from the ugly sight of the old woman 's contorted features , she fled the room , running incontinently down the gallery to the stairs , unaware that Hector , barking excitedly , ran out after her . |
| 5 | As soon as she entered the room she knew that Clare had already been telling tales ; or at least complaining to her colleagues . |
| 6 | The phone was ringing as she entered the room . |
| 7 | When she entered the room they were all already seated . |
| 8 | When she entered the room , she directed an unfriendly look at Harold — so far as I remember making no sound — and , seeing where I was sitting , directed a glance at me that , for anyone of lesser resolution , would undoubtedly have turned me into stone . |
| 9 | She seemed almost afraid of her master , and looked anxiously at him whenever she entered the room . |
| 10 | He could hardly stand , and held on to the back of a chair , as she entered the room . |
| 11 | She entered the room after a gentle knock , and saw that Faye was lying on her back in the large , luxurious bed , her shoulders raised on pillows and her fingers massaging her abdomen tentatively . |
| 12 | Laura had been mentally cataloguing it since the moment she entered the room . |
| 13 | She studied the room , taking in the luxurious décor , the tasteful old furniture , no doubt the same in every single room and almost certainly not genuine , but impressive nevertheless . |
| 14 | She tidied the room a little , attended to her hair , while I sat in the basket chair watching her . |
| 15 | She dusted the room and made his breakfast . |
| 16 | The years reeled back , her old saggy breasts seemed to respond and she crossed the room without realising it , wrapping both her children in the Chinese spread and taking them into her arms like a mediaeval St Anne with Virgin and Child . |
| 17 | From time to time she crossed the room , soaked a flannel in the tepid water of a basin , and pressed it gently against the Collector 's swollen face . |
| 18 | She crossed the room unsteadily , reached over the desk for a bottle of pills . |
| 19 | She crossed the room in a few quick strides , grasped the handle of the door set in the wall and pulled . |
| 20 | She passed close to him as she crossed the room , averting her eyes . |
| 21 | With a tiny sigh she crossed the room towards him and he drew her on to his lap , his arms tight about her . |
| 22 | She crossed the room to him , put her hands on his lips , and said , ‘ Hush , my dear Dr Neil , hush . |
| 23 | She crossed the room and with a resolute shrug of her shoulders picked up the receiver . |
| 24 | Picking up the drinks , she crossed the room and set them down on the trestle , careful to keep her face turned away from the window . |
| 25 | She crossed the room and flung her arms about him . |
| 26 | She crossed the room , reached to touch the glistening object embedded in the rock . |
| 27 | She crossed the room and flung the window open , then sneezed as the sudden breeze sent dust motes dancing in the air . |
| 28 | She smiled as she turned away from the tempting sight of him , holding the swaths of cotton around her as she crossed the room and picked up his hairbrush to untangle the knots from her hair . |
| 29 | She barely glanced at Juliet as she crossed the room to the curtained bed . |
| 30 | She crossed the room and sat opposite him in the ratty old armchair . |