Example sentences of "she [verb] a [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And I suppose that with your superior knowledge you 've worked out that this — scene of devastation — ’ she flung a careless hand in the general direction of the office ‘ — is all down to me . |
| 2 | When Jo Spence began to experiment with phototherapy in the early 1980s , she led a radical departure in women 's photography from campaigning reportage to narratives of personal history and self image . |
| 3 | Jen might think she 's a bit tarty but she plays a tarty bit in it does n't she ? |
| 4 | Victoria , 39 , repeats the role in her Christmas special tomorrow when she plays a pram-pushing mother in a skit on daytime magazine programmes . |
| 5 | She made a round-the-world trip in 1929 . |
| 6 | She made a brilliant debut in This Girl 's Army and followed up with two light romances ; the publicity department declared that she was grown up when she charmed Alfred Hitchcock and won an Oscar nomination for Reasonable Doubt , a sophisticated courtroom melodrama . |
| 7 | And she made a little dint in the ground which filled with some water and became a little pool for the snake to drink out . |
| 8 | She made a little sound in the back of her throat . |
| 9 | Her breasts became tender , she endured a faint queasiness in the mornings but no actual sickness and finally , her figure began to thicken and take on a matronly look . |
| 10 | She , she got a new house in Livingston no problem ? |
| 11 | ‘ She got a terrible gash in her leg , ’ he said . |
| 12 | She became a naturalised Briton in 1950 , winning the European women 's teams championship for Britain seven times from 1951 onwards . |
| 13 | Her colourful opinions soon gave her a wider platform and she became a familiar face in the gossip columns . |
| 14 | In 1985 Dr Rosalind Maskell at St Mary 's Hospital , Portsmouth , reported a noticeable fall in TMP resistance where two years previously she logged a sudden surge in resistance . |
| 15 | She holds a giant needle in her right hand . |
| 16 | She built a small fire in the grate , just for the comfort , then went into the kitchen . |
| 17 | ‘ She has a successful business in London . |
| 18 | " You know , she has a similar set-up in Rome and also in Paris , a little creche where she can go and queen it once a year . |
| 19 | I think she has a nasty pain in her little inside . " |
| 20 | She has a small part in a new Christopher Columbus movie , due out in February , and a lead role as a brewer 's daughter with ambitions in Monty Python man Eric Idle 's new film comedy Splitting Heirs . |
| 21 | Even though the white woman is oppressed herself , she has a vested interest in apartheid . |
| 22 | It was an interesting event for she has a distinct voice in which melody reigns supreme . |
| 23 | I 'll say it is I 'll say it is but she says she has a trapped nerve in the top of her leg , she says sometimes it 's not so bad but she said it 's not bad , you know when I get up she says I 'm in a lot of pain and it , you have to take painkillers for it |
| 24 | ‘ It makes you look rakish , ’ she decided , and drew in a ragged breath as she encountered a smouldering look in his eyes . |
| 25 | She found a damp tissue in her pocket and blew her nose hard , then , taking a long shaky breath and resolutely straightening her shoulders , she got stiffly to her feet . |
| 26 | Throughout her life she retained a passionate belief in the possibility of universal human improvement , and in the eventual dissolution of barriers of class , race , creed , and sex . |
| 27 | Oblivious of the anger that crackled in the air , she cast a welcoming smile in Jake 's direction . |
| 28 | She cast a worried glance in Anne 's direction . |
| 29 | She cast a steely glance in the direction of the wardens , who clustered together in the corner watching the noisy lot of prisoners and their visitors , and advised me against looking in my bag . |
| 30 | Pempie is terrifically keen on auspicious signs , and she cheered up no end the day after the exterminator , because she drew a winning ticket in the village raffle . |