Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [verb] she [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 She began walking towards the depression , as four suited figures followed her from the ship , still arguing about the paperwork .
2 From time to time , too , Jenna caught Alain 's dark eyes watching her through the driving mirror , and she was greatly relieved when they began to skirt Paris .
3 A policewoman with long experience in dealing with sexual abuse did express the opinion that policemen can sometimes be more effective than women in encouraging very young male victims to talk about their experiences : and this policewoman was in favour of male colleagues joining her at the RUC 's specialist sexual abuse unit .
4 Two quick steps took her to the vacated table where she seized the bottle of aquavit , neatly topping up both glasses .
5 Leith , with two very large problems staring her in the face — the mortgage and Naylor Massingham , despite his action yesterday still there metaphorically breathing down her neck — thought a denial preferable to dampening her mother 's present happy frame of mind .
6 Towering mossy oaks led her to the edge of the wood , and soon she could smell the smoke of a fire , and sense the open field ahead .
7 Elaine scrambled to recover her bikini and fell over , laughing as the relentless waves pulled her under the water , time and time again .
8 She 's off , her long legs carrying her down the lane .
9 Three powerful strokes brought her to the rail where she went straight into an underwater turn and headed down the pool .
10 On the same day Prime Minister Hanna Suchocka said that she would firmly use the increased powers given her by the small constitution , including giving orders to ministers , which had not been possible before .
11 So now Maggie was not afraid of the dark , even though the great windows exposed her to the full moon and turned her own skin white and pearly — a reflection of reflected light .
12 She 'd firmly resisted her mother 's oft-repeated efforts to tempt her with the power-packed vegetable which she 'd seen the singing sailor-man so often greedily guzzle straight from the can .
13 Two half-run strides took her to the only way out : the lift .
14 They sat on vinyl-upholstered chairs facing her across the desk .
15 Strong hands lifted her from the rocking horse , and sat her on the table .
16 She did n't have time to more than glance at it before two pairs of strong hands lifted her from the stools , and placed her unceremoniously on a table top .
17 Deep-set eyes quizzed her in the candlelight .
18 The blue eyes regarded her across the stretch of mahogany desk .
19 She was barely aware of the other models joining her on the platform , followed by Rainmondo himself , something he did only for very important clients .
20 Do you know if she has any other young men courting her at the moment ? ’
21 Italian pop star Loredana Berte told a judge she needs the massive handouts to keep her in the luxurious style she enjoyed when they were together .
22 Jesus Delporto 's dying scream had followed Ace all the way to the lower moon , down the violently oscillating length of the Bridge , past bizarre machinery which seethed with naked power , and through the gap she had torched in the base of the column ; it followed her as eager hands pulled her from the writhing Bridge , stripped away her suit and placed her with the others in the medical unit ; followed her into sleep , forced a path into her dreams , drove her screaming and unrested into wakefulness .
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