Example sentences of "she [verb] [adv] on [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a lump in her throat as she gazed down on the gaunt features . |
| 2 | She bore down on the surprised Jane like a galleon in full sail and demanded , imperiously , what she intended to ‘ do ’ with the house . |
| 3 | When the trees broke , she came out on the uncut lawn of the heath . |
| 4 | But at last she came out on the other side and ran after them as before , calling out , " Hoo ! |
| 5 | She dropped down on the other side of the sweetheart plant from Rain , bowed her head , rested her right hand lightly on the keys , shut her eyes tight and concentrated . |
| 6 | She comments also on the ambiguous fascination these theorists exhibit with regard to their own practice : ‘ it is all a beautiful , theoretical game , that they themselves do n't perhaps really believe in , but indulge in it as one indulges in a passion , overwhelming at the time then looked at with mild amusement , a passion for beautiful systems ’ ( 614 ) . |
| 7 | ‘ No chance , ’ she stated swiftly on a light laugh , and quickly dismissed the subject by turning to her host with a query about the wine that went so well with the meal . |
| 8 | When she found out , she walked out on the 15-year marriage , taking daughters Katie , 13 , and Alexis , eight , with her . |
| 9 | She was feeling pleased with her progress when she walked in on a typical scene on the terrace of room 216 . |
| 10 | Marching across the gravel , she knocked firmly on the vast front door . |
| 11 | She swallowed hard on a rising sense of panic , and caught at his hand instinctively . |
| 12 | Only her resolve not to irritate him prevented her from letting the scissors stray towards his temptingly close ears , and she swallowed hard on the furious retort which jumped to her lips . |
| 13 | She swallowed convulsively on the sudden tightness in her throat . |
| 14 | She curled up on the other side of the bed . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , ’ she curled up on the deep sill and wrapped the duvet more tightly around herself , leaving him to find a seat of his own as she knew he was going to , ‘ that sounds like life — so what ? ’ |
| 16 | Drawing the curtain across the windows she looked out on the gloomy , almost deserted street . |
| 17 | She looked down on a motionless gathering of Mercedes , BMWs , a Range Rover and the occasional Rolls . |
| 18 | Her window had been wide all night and as she got out of bed she looked down on the dusty heads of trees where sparrows were fussing . |
| 19 | She looked back on the whole expanse of land |
| 20 | She went off on a determined search for Penry , but he was still nowhere to be seen . |
| 21 | She lay down on the dirty bed . |
| 22 | She tapped lightly on the tall , wide , ornately panelled door , then pushed it open and walked in . |
| 23 | She eased back on the twin-power throttles and pushed the mixture and prop levers fully forward . |
| 24 | Better to surrender quietly to that hell of pain , to slide into it , to crumble and fold like burning straw , to merge and coalesce and become one with it , until , phoenix-like , she floated away on the other side , whole and free . |
| 25 | Maria gave a dry little laugh as she clamped down on the obvious , defeatist answer . |
| 26 | By the way — ’ She opened her bag and drew out the incriminating tape , which she put down on the round antique table which stood at the centre of the hall . |
| 27 | She stretched out on the narrow bench gazing at the ceiling , and he pushed her legs backwards until her knees were touching her shoulders . |
| 28 | Behind her , in the shadows , she could hear Florence making odd , bad-tempered cow-noises as she shifted about on the hard floor . |
| 29 | The boat too affected her profoundly ; she had never been on a boat before , except for a rowing boat in the park , and she stood up on the top deck in the bitter grey April wind , and watched the foam and the emptiness and the receding bar of Folkestone , and she thought that she had never seen anything so wonderful in her life . |
| 30 | She sat down on a modern sofa in cream and chrome and surveyed the room . |