Example sentences of "she [vb past] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | In an effort to quell the hysteria she made herself do ordinary things — putting the kettle on to boil — milk to warm — instant coffee in two brown mugs . |
2 | Her confessor having ordered her to use an ordinary discipline and leave off her iron chain , she made it knot three rows and wore it round her body … |
3 | She asked me to have two trees planted in the school playing field in her memory to provide shade for children in the summer . |
4 | Afterwards they went shopping together and she helped him choose some shoes for his wife . |
5 | She helped him lose two stones . |
6 | She found herself uttering silent prayers , and was rewarded as a small shape came into view from the east . |
7 | When at last she lifted her head , she found herself facing three pairs of curious , slightly embarrassed eyes . |
8 | But it slowed her up considerably , and as time passed she found herself casting furtive glances over her shoulder . |
9 | She let us have two rooms but there was no visible staff , and the dining-room was closed : we ate , that evening , in a shabby bar in the middle of the town . |
10 | While she busied herself squeezing fresh limes and adding local cane sugar and iced water , he began his pitch . |
11 | As she ate she cast worried glances up towards the cupboard by the stove , where lay a small sack of potato crisps , some Liquorice Allsorts and two packets of biscuits . |
12 | She heard him making little noises with his lips and tongue as if preparing to speak . |
13 | It began when she decided she needed new curtains for her front room . |
14 | It was obvious that they , too , had realised what a professional job it was , something reflected in their searching questions as to whether she thought she had any enemies . |
15 | She knew they had different fathers and she knew that in each case there was only a certain number of possibilities , but beyond that all was obscure . |
16 | It was not that she was parsimonious or disapproving of alcohol , simply that she knew it had adverse side-effects on Liza and , not being much of a drinker herself , she only kept a small supply in the house . |
17 | It was that same song from the Dietrich film she had watched at Rocamar , and as she sang she found new depths in the words . |
18 | She saw him flick ice-blue eyes over her slender figure and immediately felt a surge of self-consciousness . |
19 | She sent me to fetch two cups , and told me then to go to my own tea . |
20 | I am sure that had nothing to do with her withdrawal but the way she did it raised more questions than it answered . |
21 | She had herself spent several weeks alone in her cottage when she had just bought it and when she returned to mix with people she had found that her vocabulary had deserted her , that without stimulation she had completely lost the art of conversation , had been able only to mutter inanities in monosyllabic form . |
22 | Er and then similarly to that they er were said to seek agreement by Lakehoff she said they used more questions and more tag questions . |
23 | She said she had bad dreams all the time . ’ |
24 | Last night she said he experienced several difficulties when he arrived in England . |
25 | I 've gone down hill since then , but she said you know these folks are hard when you 've been out of work for a long while , you 've got ta just get back up and fight again , I said , she said and I know how hard that is , but she said you know , if you can get it going and fit and get in , so |
26 | I was talking to her and I said do you work ? and she said no I do n't and she said my children are I V F children In vitro fertilization , so I said how come ? , how fascinating , she said it was n't very fascinating I can assure you , she said it took five years to have them , well she put plainly they pioneered it down there did n't they ? |
27 | and one woman said that the year , nineteen twenty one she was a bride of eighteen years old and she took Good Housekeeping and she 's got the whole lot although she 's now a very old lady , and she said my first lot of housekeeping was done in a house in Wales where we had water from the well we had to build the fires up by hand we could get Welsh coal cheaply but they had to you know use paper and kindle and we swept with brooms and my life has never been easier she said I had three children in four years and my life has never been easier she said and all these modern things came in life has got more and more complicated and difficult ! |
28 | And she said ooh she said I got two grandads . |
29 | She said I got fat fingers that 'll do . |
30 | She forced herself to take deep breaths . |