Example sentences of "and she [vb past] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sea answered her voice , and she saw a great heave of water rise and fling itself over the dunes . |
| 2 | Her parents would as lief have me as Humphrey , and she 'd a good deal rather . ’ |
| 3 | Meredith 's breath had fogged the window and she rubbed a clear circle . |
| 4 | If Angela Brickell had seduced him — or the other way round — and she threatened a messy paternity suit … |
| 5 | Shortly afterwards , Sinitta and David split up and she signed a major recording deal which culminated in her single So Macho reaching number two in the charts , only missing the top spot because of Chris De Burgh 's Lady in Red . |
| 6 | Her imagination conjured up an erotically vivid picture and she knew a hectic flush had risen to her cheeks . |
| 7 | He lay beside her and she knew a primal terror , old as hills — older far than the Scarabae . |
| 8 | A muscle twitched in his cheek , and she felt a strange sense of regret . |
| 9 | The voice coming from behind her sent Lindsey whirling to face Niall , and she felt a ridiculous surge of relief run through her as he walked , smiling , into the cabin . |
| 10 | No clue , that was , other than what her heart told her , and as Tom entered the room once more , his eyes coming straight to meet her own , her spirits lifted again and she felt a mysterious sense of rightness about it all . |
| 11 | The space beside her was empty , and she felt a keen sense of loss that was instantly alleviated when the door opened and Michele came in , carrying a breakfast-tray . |
| 12 | " You sweet creature , " she thought she heard him say and she felt a warm butterfly kiss on her mouth . |
| 13 | Her question seemed to catch her more off guard than it did him , and she felt a warm blush rise to her cheeks . |
| 14 | She mumbled beneath his mouth when his fingers pressed hard into her firm buttocks , and she felt a hot flame burn where his hand had rested , her mouth , her body , her mind all whirling with the incredible sensation that his unprovoked assault was arousing . |
| 15 | The muscles of his arms and chest were rippling as he moved and she felt a hot flush creeping over her body . |
| 16 | The slight movements from the recovery cage brought her back to the present and she felt a great sense of relief as she watched the gradual return to consciousness of her patient . |
| 17 | There was authority in his voice and she felt a great surge of relief , as if he were plucking at her pain and releasing it . |
| 18 | He was an old , stooping , emaciated bachelor , aghast at the facts of life ; he never smiled , but glowered defensively at the world from under his eyebrows , and she felt a certain sympathy for him . |
| 19 | Later , he showed her around and told her in detail the things that needed doing to the house , and she imagined her father here , sliding down the banisters or across the ballroom floor , and she felt a sentimental attachment to the place creep over her like the muffling fog . |
| 20 | To her horror , his words set off a ripple of excitement within her , and she felt a betraying warmth flood her cheeks . |
| 21 | There was something in his voice that suddenly got through to her , and she felt a little tendril of pleasure unwinding inside . |
| 22 | I kept Joanna in commission , her food locker in the small cuddy where I both cooked and slept well stocked with keeping-stores , and she had a good reserve of fuel for the outboard . |
| 23 | There had been a very masculine intention to punish in those dark eyes and she had a good idea what the punishment would have been . |
| 24 | ‘ And she had a good life , when all 's said . ’ |
| 25 | Now , however , she had leisure to take in her surroundings , and she had a good look at an enormous house that she had barely glanced at before . |
| 26 | Derek really gave me some stick about my ‘ fan club , on the way home in the car ; he told my mum everything , and she had a good laugh , too . |
| 27 | Those dark eyes had softened considerably , but they seemed to be boring into her and she had a ridiculous urge to duck her head . |
| 28 | Life seemed suspended and she had a disquieting sense of being quite alone . |
| 29 | As far as she could see there was nothing at all but mountains and she had a nasty feeling that they would be isolated behind them for some considerable time to come . |
| 30 | Sarah had spruced herself up ; she wore a long , royal-blue coat ova a blue dress of some silky material and she had a blue cloche hat pulled down over her straggling grey hair . |