Example sentences of "she [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sighed and relaxed and when his lips sought hers again she met them with matching urgency . |
| 2 | The inner ring itself could never quite understand her arrival there , and concluded finally that she made it through sheer cheek . |
| 3 | He was only halfway there when she passed him at full speed , shouting ‘ Slow coach ! ’ as she flew ahead . |
| 4 | He pushed the invitation over to her : she regarded it with mock distaste . |
| 5 | Then she tried 'em with new make-up On a sponsored run round Bacup , And at Norwich for a porridge Eating contest which she won . |
| 6 | Every woman is connected to that lineage , whether or not she furthers it through physical reproduction . |
| 7 | Here is the modest parish church of St Mary : the date of its founding is obscure , but a panel over the porch records that the building was restored by Lady Anne Clifford in 1663 after she found it in ruinous condition . |
| 8 | Abruptness was her most familiar mode , and Liz sometimes fancied that she practised it with peculiar pleasure on Charles , whenever she got the chance : and Charles , accustomed to being listened to with reverence , took it in good part . |
| 9 | ‘ I am not walking to any hut with you , ’ she assured him with icy defiance . |
| 10 | Her hands rested on it as she surveyed me with calm enquiry . |
| 11 | ‘ Thank you so much for the advice , ’ she told him with icy calm , ‘ but I can assure you that it was n't necessary . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Oh … oh , so was mine , ’ she told him with hasty fervour . |
| 13 | ‘ There are other ways , ’ she told him with Spartan vigour . |
| 14 | ‘ Oh , I can think of several things , ’ she told him with soft-voiced hostility . |
| 15 | She told him about open heart surgery , and lasers ; about credit cards and the cost of living , and the vast expense involved when buying a moderately sized residence like Rose Cottage , which he regarded as little short of scandalous , totally unable to begin to comprehend such vast sums of money being paid for such a relatively small return . |
| 16 | ‘ I was n't aware there was anyone awake when I decided to swim , ’ she informed him with regal hauteur . |
| 17 | ‘ You 've no business being here , ’ she informed him with razor-edged control . |
| 18 | She flooded it with electric light . |
| 19 | She watched him in reluctant fascination as he put to her , ‘ When it comes to being irresponsible , your brother , I 'm afraid , has already proved himself to be in the top league . ’ |
| 20 | She watched it with mild curiosity ; it seemed to have a life of its own . |
| 21 | It had hardened slightly and she moistened it with icy water , kneading it until it shed a film of white liquid . |
| 22 | Mrs Browning handed her Ellen 's missive as though it were hardly fit to handle and she took it with equal reluctance . |
| 23 | She does n't just carry a tune , she sends it by express mail and it seems to reach your spine long before your ears . |
| 24 | She is in the early stages of pregnancy , her belly gently swelling inside her pink dress , and she tells me with obvious delight that she is expecting a summer bambino . |
| 25 | She viewed him with deep suspicion , all too conscious of the threat underlying his words . |
| 26 | As she turned she saw him with startling clarity , brightly instantaneous as a camera flash . |
| 27 | For the past three years Brenda has been learning German at the Open Learning Centre on site and she puts it to good use on frequent trips abroad . |
| 28 | Out of the corner of her mouth — and she did it with great flair — Sorrel said : |
| 29 | Like the prophets of the Old Testament , she was compelled to reprove sinners , especially those in high places , such as the Archbishop of Canterbury ; and , like the prophets , she did it with immense tactlessness . |
| 30 | She did it by careful eating and taking more exercise and , whatever anyone else tries to tell you , that is the only way to be sure of losing weight . |