Example sentences of "and she [vb past] [pers pn] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could make a film with Nastassia Kinski , the most beautiful woman in the world ( Time had just said so , on its cover ) and she left him a slim book of Baudelaire , with some verses underlined . |
| 2 | ‘ Top o ’ the mornin' to you , Sister Hennessy ! ’ he sang , cheerful as ever , and she shot him a black look . |
| 3 | Shannon was pleased to welcome the warmth of the flames , but his easy success with a task she knew would have taken her hours irritated her still further and she shot him a withering look . |
| 4 | ‘ No wonder you 're so graceful , ’ he observed coolly , and she shot him a quick look through her lashes as he strolled beside her , tall and very desirable , his black hair lifting slightly in the breeze . |
| 5 | Mr Hobbs gave her back her teeth and she shot me a desperate little smile . |
| 6 | Her breath caught , and she sent him a startled look and , as her heart gave a merry flutter to see that his dark-eyed glance , dark and good-humoured if she was not mistaken , was on her again , ‘ Are you inviting me to call you — Vendelin ? ’ she dared , and hardly believed that it could be so . |
| 7 | He looked at Lissa as though it was all her doing , and she sent him a poisonous stare in return . |
| 8 | The little group of guests gathered at the bottom looked marginally startled by her somewhat unorthodox behaviour , and she gave them a lame smile . |
| 9 | The doors to the three lavatories were open and she gave them a quick inspection . |
| 10 | She saw Margaret waiting for her outside her house and she gave her a little wave . |
| 11 | One is she 's very interested in the occult , erm , she actually practices tarot card readings , and what she calls the crystal oracle , and she gave me a brief explanation , which is throwing a load of rocks up a cloth er , but I 'm not going to push me |
| 12 | And she gave me a significant look . |
| 13 | That gained her immediate attention and she gave him a shocked look . |
| 14 | ‘ Is that your last word on the subject ? ’ he asked coolly , and she gave him a wintry smile . |
| 15 | His self-confidence almost swept her off her guard , but the narrowed black eyes were a warning , and she gave him a small , would-be pitying smile . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ he said , and she gave him a watery smile . |
| 17 | And this wifey come out and she gave him a nasty talking to , chapping chapping on her door with a stick . |
| 18 | ‘ That 's right , ’ and she gave him a warm smile . |
| 19 | The woman 's face brightened up considerably and she gave him a sweet smile . |
| 20 | And she gave him a bleak little smile and put a plate of hot rolls on the table . |
| 21 | Got on one tube and that broke down from the end of she 's at Liverpool Street then she had to go different end to Oxford Street , but she ended up in Charing Cross then she got on another tube line at Charing Cross and then that broke down , so she said it took hours , then she gave a taxi , had to get a taxi back to Oxford Street and , and from Oxford Street back to Waterloo and it 's four pound and he gave her a change for a tenner instead , and she gave him a twenty pound note but , you know she 's absolutely haggard , so I said it 's just as well she can have a cup of tea before she goes , I just told her briefly about that so , erm , Carla 's a bit late ai n't she ? |
| 22 | He chuckled and she gave him a light punch on the shoulder . |
| 23 | The computer bleeped at her indignantly , and she gave it a mutinous scowl . |
| 24 | Like all the members of staff , Miss Smith was dedicated to her work and she gave us a fine start in life . |
| 25 | Her hand came up and she caught him a stinging blow across the cheek , watching without a flicker as the mark turned first white , then red . |
| 26 | They talked over a meal that was prepared especially for her , and she found him a charming and entertaining companion . |