Example sentences of "she [vb past] [adv prt] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a lump in her throat as she gazed down on the gaunt features . |
| 2 | She bore down on the surprised Jane like a galleon in full sail and demanded , imperiously , what she intended to ‘ do ’ with the house . |
| 3 | When the trees broke , she came out on the uncut lawn of the heath . |
| 4 | But at last she came out on the other side and ran after them as before , calling out , " Hoo ! |
| 5 | She dropped down on the other side of the sweetheart plant from Rain , bowed her head , rested her right hand lightly on the keys , shut her eyes tight and concentrated . |
| 6 | When she found out , she walked out on the 15-year marriage , taking daughters Katie , 13 , and Alexis , eight , with her . |
| 7 | She curled up on the other side of the bed . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , ’ she curled up on the deep sill and wrapped the duvet more tightly around herself , leaving him to find a seat of his own as she knew he was going to , ‘ that sounds like life — so what ? ’ |
| 9 | She rang in on the fifth day to say she was no better and did n't feel she was getting anywhere . |
| 10 | Drawing the curtain across the windows she looked out on the gloomy , almost deserted street . |
| 11 | Her window had been wide all night and as she got out of bed she looked down on the dusty heads of trees where sparrows were fussing . |
| 12 | She looked back on the whole expanse of land |
| 13 | She lay down on the dirty bed . |
| 14 | She eased back on the twin-power throttles and pushed the mixture and prop levers fully forward . |
| 15 | Maria gave a dry little laugh as she clamped down on the obvious , defeatist answer . |
| 16 | By the way — ’ She opened her bag and drew out the incriminating tape , which she put down on the round antique table which stood at the centre of the hall . |
| 17 | She stretched out on the narrow bench gazing at the ceiling , and he pushed her legs backwards until her knees were touching her shoulders . |
| 18 | Behind her , in the shadows , she could hear Florence making odd , bad-tempered cow-noises as she shifted about on the hard floor . |
| 19 | She picked up on the first ring , almost as though she had been expecting him to call . |
| 20 | The boat too affected her profoundly ; she had never been on a boat before , except for a rowing boat in the park , and she stood up on the top deck in the bitter grey April wind , and watched the foam and the emptiness and the receding bar of Folkestone , and she thought that she had never seen anything so wonderful in her life . |
| 21 | She sat down on the low wall . |
| 22 | She sat down on the battered settle and opened the letter . |
| 23 | She sat down on the other side of the desk . |
| 24 | Placing the night-light against the wall she sat down on the top stair , humping the eiderdown high over her shoulders and gazing into the darkness . |
| 25 | She slid down on the sagging mattress . |