Example sentences of "she [adv] [vb past] the [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Forcing herself to climb the stairs , she eventually regained the turret room . |
| 2 | When she finally reached the scribbling engine , she felt as if she had been broken in two and glued back together again all wrong . |
| 3 | Driving once more as fast as she dared , she soon reached the pet shop and saw that Mr Miller was occupied with a customer . |
| 4 | I suppose I have agreed to run the grocery stall , she thought , and with annoyance , for she always ran the grocery stall and tonight she had come determined to ask for a change . |
| 5 | Not having to visit Fleet Street meant that her afternoon and evening off could be genuinely relaxing , and she usually spent the time knitting , sewing or reading , with only the occasional foray up West . |
| 6 | She further condemned the press use of the words ‘ dawn raid ’ , describing it as an emotive term . |
| 7 | Lee Dalzell ( Gateshead-Whickham ) finished fifth in the 200m freestyle and she still broke the North East Counties junior women 's record . |
| 8 | The lady smiled and sat down opposite the Wisharts , she carefully placed the wicker basket on the seat next to her , then folded her arms and composed herself in relaxation . |
| 9 | She carefully poured the melting wax around the wick into the larger candle , and balanced it in the bowl . |
| 10 | The time had come and Ruth stood up , so nervous and overwrought she nearly dragged the damask tablecloth with her . |
| 11 | She later closed the news conference with a song she made up . |
| 12 | How many times had she put that on in the privacy of her room and seen the different being it presented , especially when she also donned the leghorn hat . |
| 13 | Then she had an obsession with changing the political map in the guise of union bashing , she also smashed the engineering industry , especially in the North . |
| 14 | She even hid the toilet paper so that guests could not use any . |
| 15 | She then swept the kitchen floor , knowing her aunt would wish this to be done , and as she swished the few crumbs into the dustpan she heard Silas moving furniture in the dining-room . |
| 16 | She fully expected the basement door to be bolted . |
| 17 | It was cool and dark , but familiar , and she felt no fear as she entered it , though she briefly touched the jet amulet at her neck for luck . |
| 18 | She previously directed the graduate programme in Media Studies at Queens College , City University of New York , USA . |
| 19 | She previously directed the graduate programme in Media Studies at Queens College , City University of New York , USA . |
| 20 | She never repeated the goodwill gesture . |