Example sentences of "and she [verb] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | His body stiffened ; there was a change in him , Robyn felt it , knew it and then he drew back and she saw in a fleeting moment his own look of self-disgust . |
2 | She knew her limitations better than she knew her worth , and she taught in a private school because it gave her a little more latitude to come and go as she wished — an important point , since she cared for an old mother whom eighty years had made exacting . |
3 | Cos her sons had got married and she lived in a little bu flat , bungalow rather . |
4 | They stared in surprise and she said in a tired voice , ‘ Oh it does n't matter , I suppose , not the old skull , but he 's run me ragged just lately , picking up things round the house and putting them down where they should n't be . |
5 | He was skiing like a demon and she came in a poor second . |
6 | There now appeared at the door of the house a young woman , and she called in a high voice , ‘ Children ! |
7 | The protagonist laughs at the letters at first and refuses to answer them , but eventually her curiosity is piqued and she engages in a prolonged correspondence with her admirer . |
8 | Her voice shattered , and she drew in a tremulous breath . |
9 | She heard sounds from the kitchen and she drew in a sharp breath , Craig must have returned . |