Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] she [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She turned her back on him , unlocking the inner door , and as the warmth from the storage heaters wafted out to greet them she thanked God that she had had the foresight to leave them on — she did n't think she had been properly warm since reading the newspaper this afternoon — no , not even on the plane . |
| 2 | For example every day when the came to see me she wore a beautiful new sari . |
| 3 | Whenever she met me she talked about her as your ‘ fancy woman ’ . ’ |
| 4 | These were the only weapons she had had against an apparently uncaring world , and through using them she retained a precarious sense of identity and integrity . |
| 5 | She got me she had to kiss me on the arse she fucking she had to be there thirty seconds to get the points and I farted at about ten seconds |
| 6 | In his place the cool , detached Dane who had taken nothing she had n't been prepared to give — and given nothing she had n't been prepared to take . |
| 7 | First she got someone she did not know , then she got Marshall and finally she got Wickham . |
| 8 | Then Mary had seen the old woman for what she was — a pauper , trapped in her sadness , her madness , now frightened , now lost ; and her story — not only for the tale itself but because it concerned someone she knew , before her , now covering the pipe 's small bowl with protecting beech leaves — wrung her heart . |
| 9 | Ben waved to the child , and when she approached them she exclaimed loudly while looking at Aggie , ‘ Oh , you are dressed ! |
| 10 | She could see fires occasionally , but when she approached them she found men strapped to stakes , burning . |
| 11 | As Donna climbed the stairs slowly she looked around at the dozens of people entering and leaving the building , wondering how the hell she was supposed to find someone she 'd never seen before . |
| 12 | Then Aggie dressed Granny in a brown calico shift which she had brought with her . |
| 13 | ‘ Clem was deeply concerned because you were unhappy , and because she loves you she decided to interfere . |
| 14 | She did n't know who she felt more sorry for — herself or Steve . |
| 15 | Jehan stared about , pretending he did not know who she meant . |
| 16 | We 're looking at honours this time and she just said last night she , she said that 's why I phoned you she said cos I just ca n't believe it . |
| 17 | The wife of one prominent member of the British community in Seoul said : ‘ We would have hoped she 'd have picked something she had n't worn just a week ago . ’ |
| 18 | He wanted to know what she thought about everything , because as he told her he found everything she had to say so interesting . |
| 19 | She went in , hunted through the cupboards until she found everything she needed , then cooked herself a large meal . |
| 20 | In fact he embodied everything she disliked in a man — arrogance , a physical appearance which turned female heads engendering conceit , authoritarianism and a complete disregard for the feelings of others . |
| 21 | Before she dismissed him she said unequivocally that it was the Government 's intention to rebuild Britain 's weakened manufacturing base and reduce the ever-growing importation of manufactured products . |
| 22 | As the knife entered her she seemed to try to double up , but it was only a reflex action . |
| 23 | She began to moan as he caressed her trembling body , and when he entered her she cried aloud as though in great pain . |
| 24 | She discovered that Ella had a sister at Staines , and on the rare occasions she visited her she went on the railway . |
| 25 | Alone to explore the desires and passion which instinct promised her she had barely touched ; alone to burn in the blaze that leapt between them . |
| 26 | She stood , slowly turned , and where the spines had penetrated her she oozed bright sap . |
| 27 | But he knew why the moment he entered the old schoolroom , for after allowing him to pass her she closed the door and stood with her back to it , her pale face , now tinged to a deep red , thrust out towards him as she cried , ‘ Think you 're smart , do n't you ? |
| 28 | To distract him she put an arm around his shoulders and moved away from the rail . |
| 29 | Clara often thought that Mrs Maugham 's attitudes towards the television typified her whole moral outlook ; before acquiring it , she had considered it infinitely vulgar and debased ; after acquiring it she considered all those without it as highbrows , intellectual snobs , or paupers , while still managing to retain her scorn for all those who had had it before the precisely tasteful , worthy and perceptive moment at which she had herself succumbed to its charms . |
| 30 | And one day she had this other map , and I do n't know where she got that either , or what happened to it She only showed it me the once , and after that whenever I mentioned it she did n't know what I was talking about It was made of something absolutely rigid but incredibly thin . |