Example sentences of "she [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Smiling as she surveyed the posters on the walls of the twins ' bedroom — obviously Peter Rabbit was still popular here in New York ! — she moved on to the much larger main bedroom . |
| 2 | She came up with the wonderfully whacky idea of the Cabinet all being drug smugglers . ’ |
| 3 | Flinging off her dressing-gown , she climbed back into the now cold bed and snuggled beneath the covers . |
| 4 | Describing a large circle , she arrived back at the hastily abandoned camp , heart racing and a huge grin on her face . |
| 5 | I was dubious at first because since her illness Jennifer has become a very private person and I do n't think she would have liked all the hubbub over in the other section ; but here — ’ she glanced round at the softly decorated walls , the strategically placed water-colours and the subdued lighting ‘ — here , I think , could well be the answer . ’ |
| 6 | Shaking the loose shards of glass from the splintered frame , she stared down at the dearly familiar face of her father , and felt some of the waning strength flow back to her limbs . |
| 7 | She looked out of the now sparkling window and heaved a deep sigh . |
| 8 | She looked back over the recently written unsatisfactory pages of her book , and there was no doubt that her mind must have been tired . |
| 9 | Although there were many attractive women mingling with the tourists and officials in the bar , she stood out as the most desirable of them all . |
| 10 | She sat down on the heavily bolstered arm of a brocade chair opposite her hostess . |