Example sentences of "she [vb past] on a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marie was sure that this was because he did n't want to make his family out as ‘ better ’ than hers : he knew she lived on a scruffy council estate with a bad reputation . |
| 2 | Her mother had ideas about her going to university , but Sandy knew her limitations ; she planned on a two-year course at a catering college , and had diplomatically said nothing about it yet . |
| 3 | She rode on a great crest of spittle , from one tongue , one watery taste , to another . |
| 4 | ‘ What happened to your other horse ? ’ she asked on a sudden impulse . |
| 5 | ‘ Promises ! ’ she exclaimed on a loving laugh , and thereafter put herself out to be the epitome of all she thought he would most dislike in a woman , shyly calling him darling whenever she had the chance . |
| 6 | ‘ Please , Naylor ! ’ she erupted on a panicky breath , and , when he hesitated and stared into her alarmed green eyes , ‘ Please d-do n't , ’ she stammered . |
| 7 | Another time she seemed to have nothing on under a grass skirt as she danced on a mirrored floor . |
| 8 | Whenever she felt unwell or oppressed she embarked on a new course of treatment at the alternative medicine centre or ingested a new range of vitamins . |
| 9 | So she embarked on a four-month programme of erotic self-education and yoga . |
| 10 | ‘ Home ! ’ she repeated on a bleak note . |
| 11 | She decided on a new campaign , Warfarin this time . |
| 12 | Rachel was n't expecting her family to arrive until late morning so she decided on a quick visit to the occupational health centre to see if by any remote chance David might be there . |
| 13 | She swallowed on a dry throat , licked burning lips , and tried again . |
| 14 | Guilt gnawed at her as she pulled on a high-cut navy and white striped swimsuit , with a printed fuchsia flower breaking the uniform stripe over her left hip . |
| 15 | She pulled on a wan smile . |
| 16 | She pulled on a short silk nightdress — a rather extravagant Christmas present from one of her sisters — brushed her hair until the long dark strands gleamed , then walked slowly over to the window . |
| 17 | In the end she settled on a stiff dose of Courvoisier brandy poured straight into Lucy 's mug . |
| 18 | After one such visit she insisted on a chaste goodbye kiss . |
| 19 | Nicknamed The Shopper by friends , she went on a recent shopping spree for antiques and furniture . |
| 20 | From there she went on a punishing schedule of visits to the US , Scandinavia and Japan before returning to Australia , which still remains very much her home . |
| 21 | She lay on a scarlet beach and Uncle Camillo bent over her . |
| 22 | ‘ No ! ’ she cried on a sudden note of panic , and backed a step from him . |
| 23 | She pointed into the distance , and when he said , ‘ I never knew , ’ she answered on a small laugh , ‘ Well , why should you ? ’ |
| 24 | Everyone had seen her arrive during morning assembly , her hair hanging loose as she leaned on a heavy walking-stick for support . |
| 25 | She slipped on a thin gauze nightgown , and , despite the clammy , stifling heat of the night , she could n't help shivering with exhaustion as she drew back the bed cover , and crawled gratefully between the thin cotton sheets . |
| 26 | She had on a superb raspberry pink swagger coat . |
| 27 | She pencilled on a new crust of eyeshadow and lipstick . |
| 28 | ‘ But you make me so angry , ’ she said on a short laugh , ‘ when anyone with half a brain can see what is going on ! ’ |
| 29 | She said on a little sigh , ‘ I — ca n't say that . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Can I take a message ? ’ she said on a sudden flare of hope . |