Example sentences of "she [verb] [adv prt] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 There are very pressured days , says Jackie , when she has several visits as well a clinic , when she goes up every front path praying both mum and babe will be problem-free .
2 so she goes back a long way .
3 Satisfied with the merest hint of make-up she had used on her heart-shaped face , she emptied out the small jewellery sachet she always took with her on her travels .
4 After hitching her cover more firmly round her shoulders she made up the smouldering fire and sat on the pouffe .
5 Her fists gripped the armrests of the chair so tightly she made out the taut ligaments running from her wrists to her knuckles .
6 Her eyelids fluttered and she went deathly white , but she fought back the dizzying sensation , her hands coming up to brace herself against fitzAlan 's chest while the world righted itself .
7 She fought back the sudden urge to run to him , to fling herself into his arms and beg his forgiveness .
8 Resting her head wearily against the hard banister rail , she fought down the momentary surge of panic .
9 She sought out the darkest room and even then closed the shutters , though it was only early morning , and lay on her bed without energy even to feed her son .
10 Jinny was paralysed until Keith prodded her and she choked out the first words .
11 She choked down the sudden lump in her throat , rejecting a surge of self-pity she had no need for .
12 It should have been a new beginning , a clean slate but , as she rode out the following morning , her head clouded from lack of sleep , Kelly knew that life was never that easy .
13 She straightened out the dead woman , folded her hands and tidied the bed .
14 While they were steaming on top of the savoury liquid she whipped up a small quantity of French dressing , sprinkled it on shredded lettuce and tomato slices , then added grated cheese and made some sandwiches .
15 ‘ We had a photographer here , once , from a colour supplement , ’ Finn told Melanie one morning as she exclaimed over a fresh assortment of jumping-jacks ( soldiers in red jackets , each sporting a row of meticulously painted medals ) that they were too good for children .
16 She helped up the old woman who insisted on seeing her out , and drew the curtains for her .
17 From somewhere she dredged up a brilliant smile , still angry she had allowed this aggravating man to get beneath her defences .
18 She holds up the American education system as an answer to the supposed link between language and class mobility .
19 She sucked in a deep breath then looked up , squeezing her eyelids tightly together as if to clear the fuzziness which clouded her vision .
20 Julie 's hand was shaking as she pushed the key into the ignition but she sucked in a deep breath and started the car , checking her rear-view mirror both for approaching traffic and , more particularly , for that Granada .
21 She sucked in a deep breath .
22 Her heart gave a strange flip inside her ribcage , and she sucked in a deep breath to steady herself .
23 A board creaked beneath her feet and she sucked in a startled breath .
24 She sucked in a huge breath , then let it out slowly again .
25 She sucked in a steadying gulp of air , letting it go with little huffing sounds before she walked on and turned into the lane .
26 ‘ Dëkuji , ’ she tried out a Czech thank-you to the man on Reception who sold her a stamp for three crowns and assured her her card would catch that day 's post .
27 She tried out the new offices , did not find them satisfactory and left claiming unfair dismissal .
28 She wrung out a real tear or two .
29 Then , in the very same breath , she snatched up the toppled coffee-cup and flung the lukewarm contents in his face .
30 This was the business end of her trip but before she started she wandered along a crowded beach , taking photographs of the sands , waterskiers and windsurfers , the tree-lined promenade and the backdrop of mountains beyond .
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