Example sentences of "she added [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , yes , ’ she replied , and because she had almost added that she had been going to travel with her sister — which would surely then have led to her boring him out of his skull with all of the rest of it , ‘ All alone , ’ she added with feigned cheerfulness . |
| 2 | And how deeply she wished she could feel the confidence impressed upon her voice as she added with forced lightness , ‘ Apart from any other consideration , I still have a wet dog to find . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ And I have all the time I need , madame , ’ she added with cool emphasis . |
| 4 | Beckoning over a young man , whose look of boredom miraculously changed to one of interest when he saw Ellie , the receptionist gave a wry smile before instructing , ‘ If you 'll give him your car keys , he 'll park it for you and take your luggage up to your room — and do n't give him more than your car keys , ’ she added with friendly warning . |
| 5 | ‘ Or , ’ she added with deliberate coquetry , ‘ am I mistaken in assuming that the light-fingered Lotta is no longer a part of your — er — personal life ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Only kidding , love , ’ she added with unwelcome intimacy . |
| 7 | ‘ What 's the matter ? ’ she added with risky mock sweetness . |
| 8 | There 's just me — just Robyn Drew , ’ she added with sudden harshness . |
| 9 | Then she added with sudden firmness , ‘ But after that I shall go home . |
| 10 | Then she added for good measure , ‘ I do n't know what you want to talk to me about , do I ? ’ |
| 11 | She suspected that the good doctor might be laying it on a little thick , but she would not be put off , and said in her stiffest voice , ‘ Yes , I understand all that , and I am prepared to work hard , ’ and she added for good measure , ‘ You need not worry about followers . |
| 12 | ‘ The last thing on Peter 's mind — and on mine , ’ she added for good measure , ‘ is going to bed together ! ’ |
| 13 | I ca n't even solve crosswords , ’ she added for good measure . |
| 14 | ‘ And when I 'm so fragile , ’ she added for good measure . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm an early riser , ’ she added for good measure . |
| 16 | ‘ For goodness ’ sake ! ’ she added in high-pitch tones . |
| 17 | And it seems , she added in silent self-reproach , that I stay all right at the expense of everybody else . |