Example sentences of "she [verb] a [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking at them , she experienced a curious sense of exclusion ; she wondered who the woman was ; she wondered how well Giles knew her . |
| 2 | She experienced a strong feeling of déjà vu , as if she 'd seen him before , as if she knew him . |
| 3 | Wandering around looking at the different displays , she experienced a strange sensation of being drawn towards something . |
| 4 | Now angry frustration replaced satisfaction , and she experienced a little spurt of apprehension amid the bleak realisation that he had n't been speaking out of generosity after all . |
| 5 | The sound system 's speakers were like upended steamer trunks , one on top of another ; standing so close , the volume gave her a sensation in her ears like that of tearing paper and she experienced a few moments of sensory overload before she recognised the tune as New York , New York . |
| 6 | Alice 's father , a naturalized British subject since 1852 , indulged his wanderlust during Alice 's first fifteen years , and thus she experienced a constant change of scene and sound , living in New Zealand , Mexico , the United States , and Europe , until the family settled in Tonbridge in 1874 . |
| 7 | ‘ Perfectly , ’ she replied , and preceded him out of the lift very much aware that , no matter how conscience and love might insist that she make a clean breast of everything , to confess was something she simply could not do . |
| 8 | She expected a loud shout of . |
| 9 | Mer-doll and T-shirt opportunities appear to be limitless ; making balance-sheet splashes are Disney 's The Little Mermaid and the upcoming Cher movie Mermaids — a tail story in which she plays a single mother of two who leads a less-than-respectable love life . |
| 10 | She made a studied gesture of looking at her watch . |
| 11 | She made a tiny motion of her head , acknowledging the T'ang 's words ; then she stood and , with bows to Tsu Ma and her husband , turned and went back into the pagoda . |
| 12 | In 1839–40 , together with her friend , Anne Walker of Lightcliffe , she made a grand tour of Russia , including the Caucasus and Persia ( Iran ) , climbing Mount Ararat en route . |
| 13 | What if she made a complete fool of herself and let Ricky down ? |
| 14 | She 'd be wise to push him out of her mind — if this were at all possible — and before she made a complete idiot of herself . |
| 15 | Instead of returning directly to the river , she made a complete tour of the upper storey of the house . |
| 16 | As it was , she made a good show of appearing delighted . |
| 17 | ‘ She made a good job of it too , ’ Alec explained , adding like a good Scot , ‘ and of course there 's a small benefit to me because now I draw a rent allowance . ’ |
| 18 | Lindsey almost flinched herself as she made a gentle examination of the blistered area . |
| 19 | She was making a nice neat pile of the stuff she 'd cut down , while she made a right mess of the pathways I 'd so carefully set up . |
| 20 | She made a slight acknowledgement of Paul 's presence . |
| 21 | She made a small motion of her head , then looked down . |
| 22 | Startled by his sudden , critical observation , she made a small gesture of dismissal . |
| 23 | The questions which arise in this appeal are whether Miss T. was fit to make a decision not to have a blood transfusion and whether she made a genuine decision of her own volition or whether her decision is to be impugned by the undue influence of her mother . |
| 24 | She made him stand idly on the sidewalk while she made a big deal of paying the cab driver . |
| 25 | She made a little rite of soaking her feet in a corn cure called ‘ Reudel ’ , and as she lowered her feet into the bowl of steaming water there was again that little look , that narrowing of the eyes and pursing of the lips , which said so much with so little disturbance of her features . |
| 26 | She made a little sound of distress , and Calder stopped in the midst of his story . |
| 27 | At an early age she was taken to the abbey of St Albans , where she made a secret vow of virginity and scratched a cross on its walls as a sign . |
| 28 | When he put her from him , she made a soft sound of distress . |
| 29 | As she made a quick tour of the studio before dashing out to meet him , she was aware of a great sense of personal satisfaction . |
| 30 | She made a brief gesture of acceptance . |