Example sentences of "she [verb] [adv] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried fiercely to control the sudden rush of pleasure that hearing his voice again so soon gave her . |
| 2 | She moved quickly to examine the long narrow table that had forms on either side , and although it looked clean enough she was not happy until she had washed it . |
| 3 | Made famous by her Vampire Chronicles ( Interview With The Vampire [ 1976 ] , The Vampire Lestat [ 1985 ] and The Queen Of The Damned [ 1988 ] ) she has successfully reinvented the tired myth of the vampire . |
| 4 | She has also worked the other way round , turning The Stand-In into a screenplay ; a film directed by Mike Nichols and starring Anjelica Huston has been talked about — though talk , in Hollywood is not a very reliable omen . |
| 5 | She has thereby taken the first step towards adult sexuality in developing a wish for a baby . |
| 6 | Whether she has yet reached the glorious state of fully-fledged butterfly remains a matter of interesting debate , but one thing is certain : each stage of transition has not only affected her personally , but has sent repercussions throughout the Royal Family and , most specifically , has completely changed the tenor of her marriage . |
| 7 | She has now seen the new job description which is very similar to what she does now but with part of the Clerk to the Board post as well . |
| 8 | Where the wife takes the conveyance and requires it to be conveyed to herself and the new husband , she should convey as " trustee " ( thus implying that she herself has not encumbered the property ) as she has never had the legal title vested in her absolutely . |
| 9 | This is the first show of Cooper 's dedicated exclusively to this medium that I have ever seen and it impresses me as providing the ideal means for her to achieve that tenuous balance between coy decorativeness and crude primitiveness which she uses successfully to convey the psychological weight of a figure 's gesture . |
| 10 | Somehow she 'd already guessed the other woman 's identity . |
| 11 | She 'd already bought the bloody card ! |
| 12 | She 'd even felt the odd pang of nostalgia for the old days when she 'd been a young wet-behind-the-ears singer , just beginning to make her way up the ladder . |
| 13 | She 'd also told the accused man that she was pregnant . |
| 14 | On the other hand : she 'd fortunately made the right career choice and been encouraged by school and family at an early age , got a qualification ( chartered accountancy ) that proved a useful passport , and had had the same supportive bosses any man would expect to get . |
| 15 | Although , since she 'd once experienced the so-called ‘ real thing ’ — a wild , tempestuous tide of overwhelming emotion and desire , which had brought her nothing but misery and unhappiness — well , maybe there was something to be said for a warm , calm and friendly relationship … ? |
| 16 | She looked towards the bag , where she 'd lovingly wrapped the two priceless items , believing them to be precious — but only because they 'd belonged to her beloved father . |
| 17 | Her choice of career had surprised and confused the students competing against her for jobs , but she 'd never allowed the unspoken disapproval that had surrounded her to deter her from her goal . |
| 18 | She 'd never caught the French trick of eating slowly , relishing the food . |
| 19 | She 'd better make the most of the occasion and put her views on marriage more forcibly once she returned home . |
| 20 | She left him in front of a café and as she drove away to follow the complex instructions back to the raccordo she saw him in her mirror , standing with his hand still raised in the sort of military salute with which he 'd taken his leave of her . |
| 21 | Even when she had the picture in front of her , she seemed only to see the flat bloodless paper . |
| 22 | She turned away to strip the rumpled bed , then straightened the room and packed her few belongings in her bag , feeling more reluctant by the minute to face Penry in the cold light of day . |
| 23 | With a slight shrug , she turned away to inspect the starry night again . |
| 24 | A slow flush crept into Lucy 's cheeks , but she controlled herself while putting the last of the long , slim leaves into position , then she turned slowly to face the other woman . |
| 25 | She turned slowly to face the forbidding figure standing in semi-darkness halfway up the stairs . |
| 26 | She pledged never to privatise the National Health Service , reaffirmed the party 's commitment to protect pensions against inflation and her intention to take a lead on world environmental problems . |
| 27 | She glanced sideways to see the hard mouth twisting in amusement , at her expense . |
| 28 | As she began hastily to descend the rickety stairs she heard Lord Cumbermound say , ‘ You 're quite right , Thomas , not to let women into the priesthood . |
| 29 | Seven months later , when Mary Tudor died ; her father-in-law Henri II had her proclaimed queen of England , Scotland and Ireland , and she began publicly to assume the royal arms of England . |
| 30 | She worked hard to keep the cool defensiveness out of her voice . |