Example sentences of "she [vb past] [pers pn] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 As she ate she cast worried glances up towards the cupboard by the stove , where lay a small sack of potato crisps , some Liquorice Allsorts and two packets of biscuits .
2 She wrinkled her freckled teenage nose .
3 It began when she decided she needed new curtains for her front room .
4 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 .
5 She knew they had different fathers and she knew that in each case there was only a certain number of possibilities , but beyond that all was obscure .
6 It was not that she was parsimonious or disapproving of alcohol , simply that she knew it had adverse side-effects on Liza and , not being much of a drinker herself , she only kept a small supply in the house .
7 It was that same song from the Dietrich film she had watched at Rocamar , and as she sang she found new depths in the words .
8 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 .
9 Sales director David Nelsey added : ‘ She felt he had total disrespect for women . ’
10 She said she had bad dreams all the time . ’
11 She 's a sensible woman — and she said you needed fresh air .
12 She said I got fat fingers that 'll do .
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