Example sentences of "then she [vb past] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Then she noted a curious twitching at the edge of Lady Merchiston 's bloodless lips and an intensity of the creases at the corners of her eyes .
2 We did take a plant into her on the Saturday before she died , and then she died the following Saturday er and she .
3 By then she had a terrible headache , but Hyper.0/6. one dose , relieved the headache instantly , the numbness was 50% improved after one minute and completely resolved after 30 minutes .
4 She sat dry-eyed for what felt like hours , then she had a long bath and washed her hair .
5 I ca n't keep on fishing in this bag , she said , and then she had a holy water stoup put up by the door , and filled it with them , you just took some on the way out .
6 Then she had the dreadful feeling that he was not going to answer her anyway , for he said nothing .
7 Then she followed the old woman up the stairs .
8 Just then she heard a familiar voice .
9 The silence held for a while and then she heard a low laugh that seemed to trace itself right down her spine too .
10 Then she heard an outer door close , and guessed that refreshment had been delivered .
11 Then she heard an enormous crash , a bomb exploding somewhere very near , a great roar of shattering glass and , after a moment 's stillness , screaming , ear-splitting , horrible screaming , from just over her head .
12 There was a moment 's silence , and then she heard an unfamiliar voice .
13 And then she heard the low whistle — once , twice , and a third time ; and while she lay frozen by terror into indecision , a yet more dreadful possibility occurred : what if Tristram were caught , and were led to believe that she had betrayed him ?
14 Then she heard the distinctive sounds of a loquacious Siamese cat , and a human voice raised in exasperation .
15 Then she began a curious movement , rubbing her hand over her face , as though feeling for something or wanting something .
16 Then she began a beautiful love song .
17 Too confused to respond , Sarella let him mould her beneath his touch until he ran his hands violently over her hips , locking her tight in a way that seemed shockingly intimate after the coldness that had preceded it , and then she felt a searing rapport as her body responded hungrily to his touch .
18 Then she felt the great gliding swoop , the downward hover and the bump as the dragon landed .
19 But then she felt the sudden tension of the others , and knew that she 'd pushed it too far .
20 Then she took a deep breath .
21 Then she took a deep breath .
22 Her voice trailed off a moment , then she took a deep breath .
23 Then she took a deep breath , telling herself not to be such a fool , and stand her ground .
24 Then she took a deep breath .
25 Then she took a deep breath .
26 Then she took a little tin brooch from her pocket .
27 Then she took a quick sighting down the shaft and launched herself into space .
28 Then she took a quick look at Vern and said to me , ‘ You must come and see my photos , Bina .
29 Then she took the discarded flowers in her hands , kissed them and touched them to her forehead , and reverently murmured to herself , ‘ Beloved of my heart . ' ’
30 Then she spotted a public telephone and decided she could not wait another minute to call Nick and tell him the job was completed .
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