Example sentences of "she [vb past] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The set was so tacky she expected it to collapse each time one of the characters came through the door . |
| 2 | But , she said I 'm pleased with him so far , but we still got to be careful that 's why she made him have this collar . |
| 3 | She made one last feeble attempt to avoid the escalation of physical craving between them , knowing she had lost when she heard the unusual huskiness of her own voice , and saw Rune 's eyes darken in immediate response . |
| 4 | Bet she made you struggle last week , during the week so as they wan na ask for somebody . |
| 5 | She made herself spend less time with Carolyn , monitoring her own contact with her . |
| 6 | Eva also insisted on Dad improving the service : she got him to consult esoteric library books early in the morning before work and asked him at breakfast , in a voice which must once have enquired of Charlie if he 'd done his technical-drawing homework , ‘ And what did you learn this morning ? ’ |
| 7 | It 's only cos she mentioned she wanted some bread . |
| 8 | Looking up in surprise , she found he had one eyebrow raised as though waiting for her to make some sarcastic comment , which successfully ensured that she did n't do any such thing . |
| 9 | But in Tom 's room , when Peter had poured the wine into two mugs and an inch into a glass for her and she had tasted it , she found she liked this wine that had a taste of how elderflowers smell , reversed her decision and asked him to do as he had offered and fill her glass . |
| 10 | As he glanced up at her , his eyes shuttered , she found herself asking another question that had been puzzling her for a while . |
| 11 | When the Countess saw that Emily was going to be good for nothing , she let us have this house , as I say — she was Scottish , and had property here that was mostly sold after she died . |
| 12 | She wrinkled her freckled teenage nose . |
| 13 | Not to thank you , I mean — and Rose — oh , dear … ’ and her face crumpled , but the steely resolution which lay beneath her outward charm prevented her from giving way to the hysterics which she knew would take her over if she allowed herself to show any weakness . |
| 14 | When she walked she moved each hip separately , like a gunslinger moving towards an opponent down Main Street . |
| 15 | She watched him raise one hand to rub the nape of his neck , then flex his shoulder muscles . |
| 16 | She knew that her mother wanted her to be fatter ; she willed herself to grow solid flesh like Hyacinth , but nothing changed . |
| 17 | When she found a lot more shoots in different places , she decided they needed more air and light , so she began to pull out the thick grass around them . |
| 18 | But now she decided she detested this man . |
| 19 | She thought he welcomed some time alone . |
| 20 | She made a lot of conventional noises , of course ; she had to because you ca n't have Rose and Grace getting any sillier than they are already and they might have taken it into their heads to copy you , but I could see she thought you had real spirit . |
| 21 | She saw him rub one hand across his forehead , as if wiping away perspiration . |
| 22 | She did n't know whether it was from the night that she had overheard his conversation with her mother in the bedroom , or when she saw him fling that shovel at the young man who , she knew , could have felled him with one blow , that she had lost all respect for him . |
| 23 | She felt him press cold plastic into her hand , but she also felt the tingle of warmth from his fingers . |
| 24 | With a further three she felt she had sufficient evidence to suggest that she could have supported the client at home but was overruled by others . |
| 25 | Sales director David Nelsey added : ‘ She felt he had total disrespect for women . ’ |
| 26 | She felt herself flush deep red to her hair . |
| 27 | Instead , she felt herself flush deep red as she started to withdraw , trying to calculate her chances if she made a run for the exit instead of the changing room . |
| 28 | At first neither Ceauşescu 's guards and officials nor the older professional participants in the display wanted to let the young woman take part , but she did nothing to banish any assumption that her surname indicated a relationship with the First Lady . |
| 29 | My mother she cried oh she did she cried all night . |
| 30 | She says , Ali Carver , she said they 'd been to that last Saturday night with a couple from and she said they paid fifteen pound just them |