Example sentences of "she [verb] with a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In the name of our love , forgive me ! ’ she whispered with a dry mouth . |
| 2 | ‘ They 're so sweet and amusing , but … well , they 're also pretty exhausting , too , ’ she admitted with a small sigh . |
| 3 | ‘ No , it is n't , ’ she admitted with a self-deprecatory smile , glad to keep the conversation impersonal . |
| 4 | You may remember seeing Katrina Hunter and the remarkable progress she made with a herbal cream from the borders . |
| 5 | You may remember seeing Katrina Hunter and the remarkable progress she made with a herbal cream from the borders . |
| 6 | You may remember seeing Katrina Hunter and the remarkable progress she made with a herbal cream from the borders . |
| 7 | You may remember seeing Katrina Hunter and the remarkable progress she made with a herbal cream from the borders . |
| 8 | You may remember seeing Katrina Hunter and the remarkable progress she made with a herbal cream from the borders . |
| 9 | You may remember seeing Katrina Hunter and the remarkable progress she made with a herbal cream from the borders . |
| 10 | She realised with a slight shock that she was staring straight at a man who was looking in through the shop window , staring back . |
| 11 | She realised with a suppressed groan that she was forced to justify herself to the chief superintendent in the same terms as she had defended herself against Christine Mills . |
| 12 | She paid her bill and wandered back to where she had parked the car in a shady spot under an orange tree in a square — She did n't know a lot about Fernando Serra , she realised with a dull bumping of her heart . |
| 13 | No — it was n't fear of being alone she was experiencing , she realised with a hollow pang inside — it was something much more basic than that , but just as alien to her character . |
| 14 | She winced , the force of his brutal remark piercing through her like a sharp knife , the suggestion of other women hurting so badly that she realised with a sick sensation that she was jealous . |
| 15 | Except , she realised with a sudden sense of shock , the ship was moving and she had n't even noticed until now . |
| 16 | SHe realised with a dreadful clench of the stomach that SHe was a morsel of raw flesh being thrown into a blood-spiced pool of hungry sharks . |
| 17 | She realised with a sinking heart that the longer her mother-in-law remained at the Manor , the more difficult it would be to dislodge her . |
| 18 | ‘ Just had a load of muck delivered , ’ she announced with a complacent nod in the direction of a sinister-looking mound at the bottom of her vegetable patch . |
| 19 | When she finally reached the top she agreed with a young couple from Leeds that it was worth it for the view , which was stupendous in spite of a slight heat haze that hung in the air . |
| 20 | ‘ No , ’ she agreed with a puzzled frown . |
| 21 | ‘ Did you ever interview the American President ? ’ she asked with a slight smile . |
| 22 | ‘ You want to see ? ’ she asked with a certain degree of mischief . |
| 23 | Needs sweetening , does he ? ’ she asked with a defiant show of sarcasm . |
| 24 | ‘ It sounds lovely , ’ she said warmly , and then , her curiosity getting the better of her , she asked with a teasing smile , ‘ Why was Sylvia truly blessed ? ’ |
| 25 | " But your friend Hyde is ; you do know his preference is for young men ? " she asked with a sly smile . |
| 26 | ‘ You mean I could say anything at all ? ’ she asked with a mischievous smile . |
| 27 | ‘ Do you two have some news for me ? ’ she asked with a mischievous smile . |
| 28 | ‘ Is he married ? ’ she asked with a mischievous glint in her eye . |
| 29 | ‘ Were you worried ? ’ she asked with a faint gleam of interest . |
| 30 | Trying not to reveal how very aware of him she was , she asked with a fair degree of composure , ‘ How will we be working together ? ’ |