Example sentences of "[noun sg] she [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She seems to have a moth-like fragility until , spellbound by the weightless command she exercises in a long , intimate soliloquy , you realise that you are the moth and she the candle . |
| 2 | You may remember seeing Katrina Hunter and the remarkable progress she made with a herbal cream from the borders . |
| 3 | You may remember seeing Katrina Hunter and the remarkable progress she made with a herbal cream from the borders . |
| 4 | You may remember seeing Katrina Hunter and the remarkable progress she made with a herbal cream from the borders . |
| 5 | You may remember seeing Katrina Hunter and the remarkable progress she made with a herbal cream from the borders . |
| 6 | You may remember seeing Katrina Hunter and the remarkable progress she made with a herbal cream from the borders . |
| 7 | You may remember seeing Katrina Hunter and the remarkable progress she made with a herbal cream from the borders . |
| 8 | When she walked into the kitchen she came to a shocked halt . |
| 9 | For a moment she stared at a different Luke . |
| 10 | After some coaxing she struggled with a minuscule portion of chicken salad and half a slice of bread , all the while gazing at Melissa with the eyes of a frightened child . |
| 11 | Of course the moth went for the light , Jay went under the pillow , and the moth settled on a huge picture she had of a golden African dawn . |
| 12 | She began to walk through the wood , and after a while she came to a little house . |
| 13 | Once in a while she went to a social club for air pilots who 'd been in hospital . |
| 14 | When she finally reached the top she agreed with a young couple from Leeds that it was worth it for the view , which was stupendous in spite of a slight heat haze that hung in the air . |
| 15 | In her white nightdress she looked like a golden angel . |
| 16 | When I moved in to my flat she had to a certain extent taken me over , and treated me like an erring and somewhat unintelligent son who obviously needed the care and attention of a responsible adult . |
| 17 | When his mouth engulfed her sex she held in a long breath . |
| 18 | Her first impression of the man she knew with a sinking feeling could only be Niall Grant was of strong , sun-tanned features which held her gaze as the blue eyes looked coolly into hers , and for the first time in her life her height , which at five feet eight inches had given her an advantage over a lot of men , suddenly seemed diminished . |
| 19 | A woman has been raped in her own home by a man she met at a local market . |
| 20 | A few days after the birth she fell into a post-natal depression . |
| 21 | Constance stood there in a simple white dress , and in the twilight she looked like a slim young girl holding out welcoming arms to her guest . |
| 22 | They appeal organisers want to know where in Germany she 's been taken and whether or not she 'll get the operation she needs in a German hospital . |
| 23 | For a long moment Fran stared-down at them , then slowly , reluctantly she looked up , to find the owner of that voice , a voice she remembered with a mind-spinning clarity . |
| 24 | Valerie Eliot was also his protector — as a secretary she had for a long time been organizing his daily life and guarding him from the world , and it was probably the calm assurance of her presence which first drew him towards her . |
| 25 | At length she said with a devious manner to match his own , ‘ And I 'm astonished that the thought had not occurred to you . |
| 26 | In the flying dust she looked like a frost-shocked tree . |
| 27 | In the end she settled on a stiff dose of Courvoisier brandy poured straight into Lucy 's mug . |
| 28 | Last year she asked for a big French dictionary for her birthday . ’ |
| 29 | After a pause she said in a stifled voice , ‘ Must you go back to your room ? |
| 30 | So she said , how much will I be putting in a fortnight she said in a electric cooker ? |