Example sentences of "[vb past] [subord] she [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two days of warm spring weather opened the flowers of forsythia bushes in the neglected garden behind Merrill 's flat , and she hummed as she cut long stems of the starry yellow blossom . |
| 2 | Christina 's hand shook as she sipped golden rum from the bottle and passed it to Stephen . |
| 3 | Back and forth flew the shuttle , clackety clack went the treadles of the loom , up and down sluiced the heddles , and the cloth grew until she had sufficient yardage for a gown ; she plied the scissors , cut out a pattern , sewed the seams and hemmed the border , and she was nearly faint with pain from the cactus pricks festering in her hands and halfway up her arms . |
| 4 | Even so , she did n't need Our Mam to tell her what every pretty girl knew if she had any gumption at all . |
| 5 | This is what Ruth er felt cos she had two boys |
| 6 | She stretched her legs under the table , feeling the same satisfaction that she felt when she woke that morning . |
| 7 | Who cared what Anpetuwi meant when she had three tables to clear , four people waving at her , and a growing list of drinks to remember when she got back to the bar ? |
| 8 | In fact , she thought as she splashed cold water on to her hot face , she had n't seen him all morning — perhaps he 'd taken himself off for a walk . |
| 9 | ‘ Honestly , ’ Gwen complained as she brought two cups of tea over to the table and sat down , ‘ Matt 's the only one who seems able to cope with him . |
| 10 | He phoned , and I answered the phone look and erm he changed the story , he said if she wants any money I 'll let her have some . |
| 11 | Mrs Hughes married after she retired 50 years later and her husband lived to be 103 . |
| 12 | Towelling herself , she looked out of the window , and paused as she noticed two figures climbing up a path that wound up the side of the mountain . |
| 13 | She listens to him more than anyone , and it was his will which prevailed when she composed last year 's Christmas speech , in which she made it clear that she would never abdicate . |
| 14 | She grimaced as she took another swig of Coke . |
| 15 | The blind woman quivered as she skryed light years outward through the warp , obeying the disciplines of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica , seeking contact with the mind of some other Astropath serving the fortress-monastery at Vindict V. |
| 16 | As far as Marcus had been concerned she had succeeded too well , she admitted as she paid cursory attention to the long dark lashes fringing her clear grey eyes . |
| 17 | Edouard , watching her , wondered if she had any idea that it was too late . |
| 18 | I wondered whether she had any misgivings . |
| 19 | She wondered whether she heard unreal laughter as a self-inflicted punishment because she was incontinently fond of amusement and only liked people who made her laugh , no matter what their other qualities . |