Example sentences of "she suddenly [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 For no particular reason she suddenly thought of Sousan 's severe-faced school teacher .
2 For no good reason she suddenly thought of the bruise on his cheek , the slight blue stain he had tried to hide from her , and burst into angry tears as she ran .
3 Then she suddenly slapped at her apron pocket .
4 Tense with anger at first , she suddenly burst into scornful laughter .
5 A monster 's mum was hanging up the washing in the garden when she suddenly yelled at him :
6 How superior she suddenly felt to that woman in the bed , the woman whom she had so long admired , even idolised , but who knew little of human nature after all .
7 She suddenly felt in a great hurry to escape , instinctively disliking this pretty , richly-dressed young American .
8 A minute or so earlier she might have burst out laughing again at what she considered was an ‘ over the top ’ compliment but — and she owned that seeing Ven Gajdusek was to blame — she suddenly felt in a laughing mood no longer .
9 At the door she suddenly grinned at him , and when she had gone the grin seemed to him still to be hanging in the air , like the Cheshire cat 's .
10 Ever since she had come to Norfolk the skies had been grey , and she suddenly longed for warmth .
11 ‘ I 've sometimes thought she was perhaps my mother , ’ she suddenly said in a rush and then paused , turning the statement into a question .
12 ‘ I know what you mean , doctor , and no ; no , he has n't , but- ’ She suddenly sprang to her feet and was standing rigid .
13 I crawl , I kiss your arse , do everything — ’ She had worked herself up into a state of almost incoherent fury , like a child in a tantrum , tears streaming down her face and her whole body shaking in a sort of passion as she suddenly flew at him , clawing with her nails .
14 She suddenly rose to her feet , pushing her chair back and reaching for her bag .
15 ‘ They have a leprechaun hunt ! ’ she suddenly exclaimed in delight .
16 She suddenly dissolved into floods of tears .
17 For a moment Sarah fell silent , then she suddenly turned to Ruth .
18 ‘ But that 's the trouble , ’ she suddenly flared at him .
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