Example sentences of "[noun sg] she [vb past] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ships had some 10 miles to go ; the MLs had used their extra fuel and filled the spare tanks with seawater as they stole into the estuary in two columns , headed by MGB 314 : These motorboats are difficult to handle at slow speed and Campbeltown was sluggish , but at speed she drew an extra foot aft and every inch counted as she came towards the mud . |
| 2 | Stay at Goulding 's Lodge , a ranch built for the set of the movie She Wore A Yellow Ribbon ( this , remember , was John Ford country ) and surrounded by high open desert . |
| 3 | Outside in her car she kept a tight grip on herself , refusing to let her humiliation reduce her to tears . |
| 4 | In this light she had a washed-out look : colourless hair and face , even lips and eyes . |
| 5 | Her mouth she kept a pale peach , knowing that a stronger colour lipstick would n't be right for the effect she wanted to create . |
| 6 | Both the local people and the expatriate community had been happy to befriend the pretty blonde newcomer and her infant son , with the result that whenever Ashley came down to the village she spent a good proportion of her time chatting . |
| 7 | During the campaign she had a high-profile role as the woman who was prepared to keep tight control over the purse strings and demonstrate Labour 's readiness for Government by rejecting demands from her Shadow Cabinet colleagues for excessive spending . |
| 8 | For a second she knew an intense longing to flee — to get a million miles away from this place and everyone in it . |
| 9 | The babe was fretful with teething , but as she came along the corridor she heard a gentle humming above the baby 's wails . |
| 10 | Around her hair she wore a yellow ribbon , |
| 11 | ‘ And heaven help you , ’ riposted Lady Merchiston swiftly , giving the lock of hair she held a sharp jerk , ‘ if you let Araminta know of this ! ’ |
| 12 | In a sort of aperture she saw a white baby hanging upside down from a nail of light . |
| 13 | Next instant she had a great thrill , for as the van swung into the lane past her she saw that it was full of Brownies , with luggage all around them ! |
| 14 | And something stilled within her as in that instant she caught a tantalising waft of the rich , dark scent of him and felt the hard , powerful warmth of him press against her . |
| 15 | Beneath an open beige silk trenchcoat she wore a red Louis Féraud dress ; her legs were long and sheathed in fine black nylon . |
| 16 | When my hon. Friend was a Member of the European Parliament she did a tremendous amount of work to promote not only her region , but the concept of regional government for England . |
| 17 | His body was washed in silver by the moonlight and when he removed his shirt she felt a tiny shiver of something that had nothing to do with the pervasive cold of the night air on her chilled skin . |
| 18 | For a moment she felt a violent pain in her heart — as though she was falling in love … |
| 19 | At the top of a hill she passed a little oasis of trees that surrounded a small pool . |
| 20 | With every move she gave a little gasp , as her body , previous experience or not , proved an apt pupil . |
| 21 | During this period she had an unhappy love affair with the painter Ambrose McEvoy . |
| 22 | She mentally steeled herself for the long evening ahead , but , as it turned out , it was n't nearly as long as she had anticipated because towards the end of the evening she heard a sharp knocking on the door , and opened it to find André standing outside , a huge bunch of flowers in his arms . |
| 23 | I felt it as a great loss because even after her retirement she remained a wonderful source of advice and inspiration to young singers . |
| 24 | It was a lovely warm evening , and as she drifted across the drawing-room she felt a sudden impulse to play some music . |
| 25 | As soon as she reached her room she wrote a passionate letter to Angel . |
| 26 | Suddenly far above her head she saw a little shaft of light . |
| 27 | And as he walked her out to hail a taxi she felt a strange lightness invade her heart . |
| 28 | As she left Coleherne Court she left a poignant note for her flatmates , giving them her new telephone number : ‘ For God 's sake ring me up — I 'm going to need you . ’ |
| 29 | Then after a while she got an inner strength and asked me what Heaven was like . |
| 30 | During this race she had a lucky escape when she fell to the deck from spreader level while aloft trying to trip a jammed spinnaker . |