Example sentences of "she [vb past] [adj] and [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before Lesley met Alan , she had been to a party where she got drunk and ended up sleeping with someone without knowing it . |
| 2 | No , not at all , and then , even in her confused state , her mind shied away from the reasons for her distaste , and she found herself saying even through her pain and shock , ‘ I will not think about that , I will not , ’ and so saying she stopped struggling and sank back into oblivion once more . |
| 3 | He vehemently dislikes smoking and while they were together she stopped smoking and cut down on drinking . |
| 4 | He dismissed the question as so much supposition , but when he tried to give her a reassuring hug she wriggled free and went out on to the balcony to join the others . |
| 5 | She pulled free and walked off and this time he let her go . |
| 6 | As soon as his hold slackened a shade she pulled free and set off down the stairs . |
| 7 | Furious that a rare kind word from Nathan Bryce could so easily demolish the façade of efficiency and confidence she had worked so desperately hard to maintain , she blinked hard and sucked in a deep breath . |
| 8 | She was now 15lb ( 7kg ) heavier than she had been in her single days ; she felt tired and run down , and suffered with migraines , abdominal bloating and increasing premenstrual symptoms including irritability , nervous tension , depression , tearfulness , confusion , weight gain , sore breasts and insomnia . |
| 9 | She sounded disgusted and fed up , and the word " Jack " was blown away like fluff . |