Example sentences of "she [vb past] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She gazed at it for some moments in silence , thinking about a flat in Manchester where she and John had spent a ghostly week one winter before they were married . |
| 2 | And she stuck by him through all that . ’ |
| 3 | She confided in him above all others . |
| 4 | Her face was on a level with his ; she stared at him for some seconds before she said quietly , ‘ You need n't be concerned that you might have started something ; I 've got no ideas that way . |
| 5 | She stared at him in some amazement , and looking rather confused , João backed out and left her with her Imitation . |
| 6 | And while she stared at him in some astonishment , ‘ I would never harm you , ’ he added . |
| 7 | The moment Melissa entered the house , she clutched at her with both hands . |
| 8 | Sometimes , when she looked at her like that , it seemed to Emmie that she could easily forget what Gran was like when she was well — how she had looked , sitting in the kitchen all last winter , rocking in her old chair and telling them stories and teaching Oliver games to play with her darning eggs . |
| 9 | She looked at me for several seconds without speaking , and then said , ‘ Well , Molly , we all think you treat life as a joke ! ’ |
| 10 | And she looked at me like that . |
| 11 | Nothing compared to what her heart did when she looked at him like that . |
| 12 | But whatever she was up to — and it was something — she spent days ticking and marking the party guest list , a thick , creamy piece of paper she kept with her at all times . |
| 13 | I handed her the drink and she smiled at me with all her splendid teeth and said , " Thank you . |
| 14 | But when she smiled at me like that , I thought she was the most beautiful woman in England . |
| 15 | she spoke to me about that erm |
| 16 | His very presence banished them , and she responded to it with all the fire in her heart . |
| 17 | I was too upset to eat or drink , but she sat with me for some time , talking gently to me , wiping away my tears , and helping me to recover . |