Example sentences of "she [verb] [vb pp] [pron] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has offered madness in the form of a minute ; she has accepted it in the form of an examination answer . |
| 2 | She has busied herself in the promotion of senior civil servants ( looking for people with energy and commitment ) and regularly badgered departments about progress on particular policies — ‘ like a dog after a bone ’ an adviser claims . |
| 3 | Lucy reckoned that , for the man in charge , he had some staggeringly dull tasks to handle ; she 'd seen him in the stockroom once , counting every bottle in every crate of tonic water . |
| 4 | ‘ Nothing — I asked if he knew if she 'd seen anyone in the hospital recently , before we contacted Records . |
| 5 | It was a look she recognised instantly , although it was the first time she 'd seen it in the flesh . |
| 6 | Much bigger than she 'd imagined it in the dark . |
| 7 | had a girl from another troop Lynn somebody ca n't remember her last name any way her first name was Lynn and as rumour had it , she 'd had everybody in the bedroom |
| 8 | It did n't hurt that much , but he pretended she 'd got him in the balls , hoping for a little wifely penitence . |
| 9 | She 'd left them in the caravan , and he just see the keys |
| 10 | Ever since she had saved him in the snowstorm , George had been uncomfortably aware of her presence . |
| 11 | Rachaela thought of the day she had seen her in the snow , the day Emma had bowed out from their lives with urgent smiles . |
| 12 | She had seen him in the little town so immersed in looking up at the old buildings , that he ran into a lamppost . |
| 13 | Four weeks later she had seen him in the cinema queue with another girl , and had perceived that her day was over ; in between , she had known disorientation and obsession , diagnosed her trouble , and felt exhilarated . |
| 14 | She had recognised him instantly , though she had seen him in the flesh only once before and that had been across a crowded ballroom . |
| 15 | Because he had faith in her — she had seen it in the colours he painted her . |
| 16 | Even so , she had hidden herself in the claustrophobic cabin , afraid she might be recognized . |
| 17 | She had met him in the street . |
| 18 | She had met him in the Coupole the night before when she was sitting with her friends from the atelier , and he 'd known one of them and come over . |
| 19 | Her exit caused him more concern than if she had made it in the blaze of anger similar to that with which she had first confronted him . |
| 20 | And then Viola Angotti had taken one more step , and with a faint sigh she had socked him in the stomach so hard that he had doubled over and lost his lunch . |
| 21 | She was not sure if she had kicked her in the throat . |
| 22 | Perhaps she had missed it in the flat , these passagings . |
| 23 | She was quite sure she had surprised them in the act of carrying out the next stage of the deception concerning the Jourdain-Durance paintings . |
| 24 | She had found herself in the safe nook between Fenna 's sail-like wing and the crenellated and fantastic fortress of his spine . |
| 25 | The walls were maroon and the carpet was purple and the effect was expensive , but Lee felt as depressed as if she had found herself in the smelly hallway of a neglected and deprived residence . |
| 26 | She spoke truthfully for the first time and said she had n't any more of it — which was a direct admission that she had had it in the first place . |
| 27 | She had coached herself in the role , prepared her questions . |
| 28 | She had quite literally thrown herself at him , she had bitten him in the neck so hard that he had bled , she had scratched his face and torn his clothes . |
| 29 | I suppose she 's put it in the other room . |