Example sentences of "she [vb past] [det] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She acknowledged this with a raised thumb , but when she showed me the assortment of charts on the bed-table pushed against the wall she gave a thumbs-down over his fluid-intake . |
| 2 | She interpreted this as a bad sign . |
| 3 | Perhaps , though , it was because of his promise that he would think about it , that she saw that as a favourable hope . |
| 4 | After all these years she still could n't resist a feeling of pride when she said that to a total stranger . |
| 5 | She said this with a certain violence , and Clara 's attention quickened , for she thought she was about to witness the emergence of one of the buried conflicts of which she had heard so much : but Mrs Denham said quickly , " For goodness sake , Clelia , you know how good it is for me to have James around , it takes me back to those lovely days when you were all so small and docile . " |