Example sentences of "she [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Satisfied with this flimsy explanation for the time being , she moved on to a more intimate subject : herself . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | You are a turkey — ’ she cast about for an even worse insult , ‘ a puritan ! ’ |
| 4 | She came up with the wonderfully whacky idea of the Cabinet all being drug smugglers . ’ |
| 5 | Flinging off her dressing-gown , she climbed back into the now cold bed and snuggled beneath the covers . |
| 6 | Describing a large circle , she arrived back at the hastily abandoned camp , heart racing and a huge grin on her face . |
| 7 | ‘ I mean , letters like that are just a laugh , are n't they ? ’ she rushed on with a very poor effort at bravado . |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | When she first came she ate so much so often that I thought she had worms , but she settled down to a very moderate appetite , so the worming tablet the vet . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | She looked out of the now sparkling window and heaved a deep sigh . |
| 12 | She looked back over the recently written unsatisfactory pages of her book , and there was no doubt that her mind must have been tired . |
| 13 | But the sheer warmth and solace of the strong arms about her were so reassuring that a few moments later she drifted off into a much calmer and deeper sleep . |
| 14 | Dorothy George , after describing the " roastbeef " of old England , retained her rose-coloured spectacles as she went on to an extraordinarily generous view of the Poor Law . |
| 15 | Yeah , she come back as a bloody well , thirteen year old was a five year old and she come back |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | She sat down on a very solid patio chair and knew she was living a nightmare . |
| 18 | She sat down on the heavily bolstered arm of a brocade chair opposite her hostess . |