Example sentences of "she would [verb] [adv] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd sit there in the place of honour , black-haired and rather thin , beautiful on her birthday , as his father used to say . |
| 2 | And she 'd nod meaningfully in the direction of the hovering Léonie : not in front of the children please . |
| 3 | She 'd point up in the air , where the Gnats were zipping around on their little gliders , like little pointed flower petals in the sky . |
| 4 | If her parents needed her to be looked after , she would be off there again later ; or she would go there in the evenings to read a book to her grandfather , or play games with him , or listen to one of the old pair storytelling . |
| 5 | Often , in order to preserve peace , she would wander off in the opposite direction , to keep out of trouble . |
| 6 | I wondered how she would settle down in the United States when she and Hank did get married . |
| 7 | He stood back in the street , the rain stinging his eyes , wetting him to the skin , getting in his mouth and eyes ; warm rain , huge hard drops , slicking and sticking the clothes to his body ; erotic , making his heart beat faster in a sudden , squally sexual fantasy ; she would invite him in … no , better yet , she would turn up in the street , having been out , also wet to the skin , she would look at him … they would go in … |
| 8 | Soon she would lie down in the arms of a stronger lover than Tom would ever be and fall asleep . |
| 9 | The meat she would dry out in the sun tomorrow . |