Example sentences of "she [verb] [pron] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nao Naomi realizes there 's no point talking about it now , the dye has been cast the decision has been made , the commitment has been entered into , whatever the cost she was going gods way , there was nothing more to be said about it we find that a de a decision made before god and we all make those decisions , means nothing at all unless were determined to carry it through , whatever the cost may be , three women here make their decisions before god , they make their choices , Naomi she chooses to return to Judah once again and enjoy the inheritance god has given her , Auper she chooses to return to her own country and her own god , as far as were concerned that 's the end of the story , but Ruth she chooses , she expresses her faith in the one true god , she turns her back on the old ways and decides to follow gods way , no matter what the cost , she would of said with Joshua , but as for me and my husband were gon na serve god , whatever the cost , I du n no what 'll be and she did n't know what she was letting herself in for , and the , I counted it , although I do n't know what it is , I counted that cost , I 'm willing to pay it and Jesus said that that is the acid test of disciples , said to count the cost and weigh it up and Ruth had done that , then to make their decision and because if we make a decision without counting the cost , without weighing it all up , like Auper you 'll go back , it wo n't last , there is that choice for every one of us day by day , who will we serve , not to be like Joshua , its for us , never for any body else , I will serve the lord because and this is the reason for it , not because you 've done nice things for me , I will be your saviour because he is god , that 's the reason for our serving god , not because he blesses us because he blesses people who do n't serve him , blessing is not exclusive to gods people , blessing , god blesses across the board , god is generous he 's gracious , he causes the rain and the sun to shine on the just and on the unjust , blessing is not the ground for serving god , but because he is god that 's sufficient reason for our committing ourselves to him . |
| 2 | As she laid her hand on the little mare 's neck , she quivered violently , but did n't move away . |
| 3 | She laid her cup on the table , and leaned back in her chair , her statuesque pose accentuated by the classic fawn dress and the dark green scarf around her throat . |
| 4 | TV presenter Michaela Strachan thought she was an early April Fool victim when she made her debut on The Really Wild Show . |
| 5 | She caught her head on the corner of the hearth . |
| 6 | Almost at once , the road levelled out , and she beat her fist on the steering-wheel in frustration . |
| 7 | Wincing at the stiffness in her fingers , she loosened her grip on the steering-wheel and was amazed at how much more responsive the boat felt . |
| 8 | After two months she loosened her grasp on the subject like a drowning man giving himself up to the sea . |
| 9 | She has her hand on the door , and I have my gun pointing at her chest . |
| 10 | She promised her support on the condition that Mays and Berthon were sidelined and Rudd was given his chance . |
| 11 | She found her eyepatch on the ground , and slipped it on over her optic . |
| 12 | She banged his head on the till and slammed the drawer on his hand , before he ran off almost empty-handed . |
| 13 | She banged his head on the till , slamming his hand in the drawer , and he ran off with only half a 20 pound note . |
| 14 | " Alone , " she told my mother on the first night . |
| 15 | She rested her basket on the ground and looked down at me gravely . |
| 16 | Disconsolately , she rested her head on the arms which were folded on the cot rail . |
| 17 | Charlotte chose one of the least ostentatious chairs , only to find , when she rested her hand on the rounded end of the arm , that it had been carved in the likeness of a naked woman bending forwards , between whose ample gilded buttocks one of her fingers was dangling . |
| 18 | But he would n't , and redoubled his efforts with her hand , using it as his instrument until she hated what he was doing so much that she shook her head on the pillow and whispered , " No — please — no ! " |
| 19 | She turned her head on the pillow and smiled at Emmie . |
| 20 | She turned her head on the pillow , so he could not properly see her face , only the Greuze-like line of her cheek . |
| 21 | She turned her head on the pillow and looked around . |
| 22 | She turned her back on the street and descended into the underground station . |
| 23 | She turned her back on the endless waves . |
| 24 | She turned her back on the squabbling creatures and crept off along the footpath . |
| 25 | When the order came she reached down to help an older woman to her feet and passed her the well-wrapped bundle , then she turned her back on the men and was swallowed by the mass of female prisoners . |
| 26 | Then , gathering herself together , she turned her back on the mystery , and started home . |
| 27 | ‘ When she left the Island , she turned her back on the family and we 've never heard from her since . |
| 28 | She turned her back on the light and opened the door on to the smaller staircase . |
| 29 | Shaking , she turned her back on the sea , stared hectically into her darkened bedroom . |
| 30 | Pride in her soared up then and she turned her back on the phone . |