Example sentences of "then she [vb past] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Then she noted a curious twitching at the edge of Lady Merchiston 's bloodless lips and an intensity of the creases at the corners of her eyes . |
2 | By then she had a terrible headache , but Hyper.0/6. one dose , relieved the headache instantly , the numbness was 50% improved after one minute and completely resolved after 30 minutes . |
3 | She sat dry-eyed for what felt like hours , then she had a long bath and washed her hair . |
4 | I ca n't keep on fishing in this bag , she said , and then she had a holy water stoup put up by the door , and filled it with them , you just took some on the way out . |
5 | Then she had the dreadful feeling that he was not going to answer her anyway , for he said nothing . |
6 | Then she followed the old woman up the stairs . |
7 | Just then she heard a familiar voice . |
8 | The silence held for a while and then she heard a low laugh that seemed to trace itself right down her spine too . |
9 | Then she heard an outer door close , and guessed that refreshment had been delivered . |
10 | Then she heard an enormous crash , a bomb exploding somewhere very near , a great roar of shattering glass and , after a moment 's stillness , screaming , ear-splitting , horrible screaming , from just over her head . |
11 | There was a moment 's silence , and then she heard an unfamiliar voice . |
12 | And then she heard the low whistle — once , twice , and a third time ; and while she lay frozen by terror into indecision , a yet more dreadful possibility occurred : what if Tristram were caught , and were led to believe that she had betrayed him ? |
13 | Then she began a curious movement , rubbing her hand over her face , as though feeling for something or wanting something . |
14 | Then she began a beautiful love song . |
15 | Too confused to respond , Sarella let him mould her beneath his touch until he ran his hands violently over her hips , locking her tight in a way that seemed shockingly intimate after the coldness that had preceded it , and then she felt a searing rapport as her body responded hungrily to his touch . |
16 | Then she felt the great gliding swoop , the downward hover and the bump as the dragon landed . |
17 | But then she felt the sudden tension of the others , and knew that she 'd pushed it too far . |
18 | Then she took a deep breath . |
19 | Then she took a deep breath . |
20 | Her voice trailed off a moment , then she took a deep breath . |
21 | Then she took a deep breath , telling herself not to be such a fool , and stand her ground . |
22 | Then she took a deep breath . |
23 | Then she took a deep breath . |
24 | Then she took a little tin brooch from her pocket . |
25 | Then she took a quick sighting down the shaft and launched herself into space . |
26 | Then she took a quick look at Vern and said to me , ‘ You must come and see my photos , Bina . |
27 | Then she spotted a public telephone and decided she could not wait another minute to call Nick and tell him the job was completed . |
28 | Just then she spotted a loose thread hanging down and catapulted forward . |
29 | Then she flayed the white skin from the flesh , drawing it carefully back , a silky , glistening sheet of human rag . |
30 | Then she noticed a vast woman with a swarthy dead-pan face and black hair drawn back into a bun , who was standing near the O'Briens with grimly folded arms . |