Example sentences of "[noun sg] she [verb] [adv] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a small back room at the back of the house , little more than a box , but when she pressed down the switch of the low-voltage nursery light she felt again a glow of maternal , proprietorial pride . |
| 2 | With an anguished whimper she gave up the fight and kissed him back with a fervour born of all the long , lonely nights she 'd spent without him , her arms snaking up round his neck to pull him closer still . |
| 3 | Just as she reached forward with her car key she saw how the window had been forced and the catch freed to open the door . |
| 4 | From a drawer of her desk she brought out a number of pink slips clipped together and she separated the top three . |
| 5 | Yet in dark silhouette she seemed almost a Stealer . |
| 6 | Like a small child being told by stern parent she picked up the drink and tossed it back at a gulp . |
| 7 | Despite her anxiety she registered both the relief that Phoebe should have acted so promptly and a tiny flicker of jealousy , which she quickly quashed . |
| 8 | Reaching into her case she pulled out a pair of ugly buttoned boots . |
| 9 | From a plain wooden table spread with literature she picked up a booklet and offered it to Melissa , who took it with some hesitation . |
| 10 | Yeah she 's , just at the moment she had n't a complaint |
| 11 | And almost at the same moment she remembered why the name ‘ Luke Hunter ’ was so familiar . |
| 12 | Floating down into the depths , she heard the kitchen door into the back garden close the very moment she switched on the hall light . |
| 13 | In their place she pinned up a poster of a starving black child and a chart which eventually recorded a handsome donation to the Biafran famine relief fund , amassed by the girls from a summer fair , Christmas carol-singing and a sponsored fast during which Suzie Chamfer histrionically fainted in the lavatories . |
| 14 | At our own Festival she sold out a month before the performance . |
| 15 | In the living room she picked up a couple of wine glasses from the floor and set them down on a coffee table . |
| 16 | Lesley had begun to gather up the remaining cups , but at the mention of Charlotte 's name she put down the tray abruptly , and turned with a startled smile . |
| 17 | Every day she fought back the waves of nausea in order to fulfil her public engagements . |
| 18 | On another occasion she demonstrated how the clay should be worked on the armature : now then , stick it right up , ram it , ram it , ram it and work away , either from the back or front , whichever comes easiest ! |
| 19 | I 'd never give him instead of bought for her for her christening she match up the jacket and sh the socks , the socks what somebody just bought for her . |
| 20 | With an unusual daring for a Tiller she took on the life of a Broadway dancer , the men flocked to her and she basked in their admiration . |
| 21 | Nettled by his tone , Shannon glared defensively back at him , belatedly wishing she 'd never got into yet another argument she had n't a hope of winning . |
| 22 | Then there 's a lady over here who comes or used to come on a regular basis a couple of times a month she comes now a couple of times a year . |
| 23 | She was annoyed with herself since she knew after all that babies were carried inside , and once she 'd heard the news she saw clearly the difference in Belle Maman 's appearance . |
| 24 | In the bedroom , Cati hugged herself again with delight as with pent breath she waited out the meeting ‘ Rosa , Rosa , Rosa , now you have someone to love you , yes you do . ’ |
| 25 | A movement in the room beyond caused her to fly along the corridor , and as she was passing the kitchen door she blew out the candle and groped her way to her own door . |
| 26 | With a rush of fury she picked up the J-cloth which was sitting in a pool of greasy water at the bottom of the sink . |
| 27 | But I , I do n't know whether Dave has , I mean you see my friend Pam whose husband Steve is an airline pilot she knows quite a bit about this because Steve was an illegitimate child in London , in West Ham . |
| 28 | ‘ But , as for these … ’ with a gesture of contempt she held up the copies of the agreement ‘ … there 's no way in the world I 'm going to sign these , so you can make a bonfire with them , if you like ! ’ |
| 29 | Her head beat from side to side and she said , ‘ Yes , yes , yes , yes , ’ again , then Lachlan — wiry , athletic-looking , skinny shanks ramming back and forth like some skinny bull — reached under her , pulled her up , his legs spreading , kneeling ; she hung onto him , arms round his neck , then after a few vertical stabs he threw her down , back onto the bed ; she grunted , arms still tight round his back , then she brought her legs up , right up over his thin , plunging , globe-buttocked behind , until her ankles were in the small of his back , rocking to and fro , feet crossed one over the other , locked there ; with one splayed hand she held onto his back , pressing him to her , and with the other hand she felt down the length of his body , over ribs and waist and hips , and with another grunt reached round and under , taking his balls in her hand , pressing them and kneading them and squeezing them . |
| 30 | With a tea cloth around her hand she opened up the oven and took out the mince pies and sausage rolls , placing them on the top of the stove to cool as she put the turkey in to cook . |