Example sentences of "she [verb] a [adj] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The villagers often joked that if she met a German tank on the road to Berkeley , she would order it off the road and pass on as if nothing had happened . |
| 2 | She turned back to her hostess to confide , ‘ My brother 's living in India , ’ and quickly , before anyone could make a meal of that , she laid a possessive hand on Naylor 's and queried , ‘ Did you never think of entering the wine-importing business , darling ? ’ |
| 3 | She made a direct assault on his leadership credentials by accusing him of planning to introduce Labour Party policies and implying that he was motivated primarily by personal ambition . |
| 4 | Mrs. Bidwell , the Laboratory cleaner , had insisted on visiting her broom cupboard , under escort , and had provided herself with a feather duster and a couple of rags with which she made a vigorous onslaught on the bookshelves . |
| 5 | — She has a good head on her shoulders . |
| 6 | Again , she has a lovely touch on the greens , with her nine putts for her first-half 30 on Saturday a record on the LPGA tour . |
| 7 | She has a seraphic look on her face . |
| 8 | It 's being around Dodger She has a bad effect on me . |
| 9 | Her condition , which is related to her cholesterol level means she has a white dot on each eyelid . |
| 10 | When she arrived back , a little late and with only about forty minutes before she should go down to dinner , she found a small packet on her dressing-table . |
| 11 | She found a little space on the table and rested her head . |
| 12 | She cast a speculative eye on Lucy Lane . |
| 13 | She fixed a baleful eye on Angelica , and said , ‘ If ever they bring back hanging , I would n't advise you to apply for the job . ’ |
| 14 | She fixed a doubtful gaze on the whiskery young protester , willing him by some telepathy to keep back out of the way . |
| 15 | She plastered a polite smile on her face and turned the door-handle . |
| 16 | ‘ Only that I have an impression that she depends a great deal on the doctor . ’ |
| 17 | Letting herself out of the gate , she noticed a familiar figure on the steps outside her door . |
| 18 | He says : ‘ She seemed a happy person on the surface but underneath she had been deeply affected by her parents ’ divorce . ’ |
| 19 | She dropped a one-pound coin on the table to pay for the smashed saucer . |
| 20 | She rested a damp forehead on her hand . |
| 21 | She scrutinised a dilapidated man on the pavement outside who was passing from rubbish bin to rubbish bin , rustling around inside and placing everything of interest in a plastic bag . |
| 22 | She turned a stricken glance on Peter . |
| 23 | She spent a good deal on the house ; well , it was his house , she kept it up for him , even afterwards . |
| 24 | I 'm sure she keeps a careful check on them . ’ |
| 25 | Like any protective grandmother , she keeps a careful hand on Thea-Josephine as the child balances precariously on her father 's shoulders . |
| 26 | Read about Julia Roberts as she takes a deep draw on the cigarette in her right hand' . |
| 27 | She pressed a firm finger on the bell . |
| 28 | She mentally steeled herself for the long evening ahead , but , as it turned out , it was n't nearly as long as she had anticipated because towards the end of the evening she heard a sharp knocking on the door , and opened it to find André standing outside , a huge bunch of flowers in his arms . |
| 29 | She relied a good deal on Lessing , whom she disliked but who had qualities that made him useful to her ; he was able to work out salaries , including those of his cousins in the Hampstead house , the expenses of running the theatre , lighting , heating , cleaning . |
| 30 | And that was when she hit a wet patch on the tarmac and felt the car go out of control . |