Example sentences of "she [vb past] [noun] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her first stop was Merchiston Tower , once home to our name-sake , John Napier , where she met members of the Governing Body , staff and the Students Association . |
| 2 | Carole told her , putting a plump , comforting arm about her as she led Laura into the large ranch-style house . |
| 3 | She got help from the special unit , took out a court order to keep him away from her . |
| 4 | She avoided conversation with the other passengers , who , she saw immediately , were in commerce and not the sort of people she usually mixed with . |
| 5 | In 1902 she became editor of the Scottish Geographical Magazine , the position she held till her death . |
| 6 | Honest , lovey , ’ the dresser said as she helped Constance into the first dress . |
| 7 | This strange rare and peculiar led to Nitric Acid which covered everything , I gave the 6c potency since again I did n't have the LM and after 4 weeks she reported improvement of the anal discomfort and a return of the old stomach symptoms . |
| 8 | She scrambled to her feet , feeling her heart bump painfully as she caught sight of the two men standing by the car . |
| 9 | Loretta finished dressing and was about to leave the room when she caught sight of the unmade bed . |
| 10 | She found Helen in the last one of all , sitting on the floor with her head on her knees , crying as if she never intended to stop . |
| 11 | She pronounced Maurice in the French way . |
| 12 | An enthusiast from the start , she had been attending Edith Harlow 's Woodford Green Medau class for less than a year when she approached Edith with the bold question ‘ What do I do to teach this ? ’ |
| 13 | The FOR SALE notice nailed to Lord Jim 's funnel saddened her and if possible she approached Grace from the other direction . |
| 14 | She was five and a half when she entered school for the first time . |
| 15 | In 1966 , in her study of Wheldrake , outside York , she drew attention to the regular nature of the village . |
| 16 | When Emmeline Pankhurst was tried at the Old Bailey in April she drew attention to the white slavery issue in her speech from the dock . |
| 17 | She drew breath for the first time in three and a quarter hours . |
| 18 | She drew comparisons between the present crisis concerning Iraq 's invasion of Kuwait and the experience of 1938 , declaring that " Czechoslovakia of all countries needs no reminding of the need for nations to stand up to bullies and do so at once " . |
| 19 | The clerk behind the hatch asked for their empties before she 'd hand over the new bottles but they had n't got them . |
| 20 | She affected Luke in the same way as he did her . |
| 21 | Her letter was marked private and confidential , but instead of a reply from his office , she received notification from the Social Work Services Group that her letter had been passed to the chairman of both Orkney Children 's Panel and the local Panel Advisory Committee . |
| 22 | She received £100 from the royal bounty in 1886 , an engraving of the queen personally inscribed in 1888 , and from 1889 an annual civil-list pension of £50 . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm afraid this tunic is a little on the tight side , ’ she told Marianne at the first fitting of her costume , after tugging ineffectually at the zip on the shimmery silver material . |
| 24 | Ariel began to communicate with the strangers in English ; she told Kit about the hot springs up the mountain , hoping he would let her go there . |
| 25 | Sometimes Alix shook off the liberties irritably , but tonight she submitted , responding to the petting , intimate , female warmth ; she kissed and was kissed , she thanked them for their Christmas cards , she wished them a Happy New Year , she shook hands with the older women , she laughed and felt safe with her friends , she made no effort to repel their eager affection . |
| 26 | Now Tim appears to have rekindled Princess Anne 's interest in sailing — she paid £94,000 for the 36-footer Blue Doublet earlier this year — and last year she made a glowing contribution to a celebrity compilation of ideas of Paradise . |
| 27 | He was there for some time , and was with her when she regained consciousness for the last time . ’ |
| 28 | She hated Nora for the double betrayal and swore that she would never forgive her . |
| 29 | Dexter knew she hated intrusions into the private lives of the victims of crime . |
| 30 | When Czechoslovakia was in terminal crisis she raised money from the Royal Institute of British Architects to bring back a planeload of children from Prague . |