Example sentences of "[noun] she [vb past] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Xanthe chattered and could be heard telling Daffodil she felt snug and safe behind her curtain . |
| 2 | To my inexperienced eyes she seemed still to be floating far too high in the water , and I doubted that we would get away before sunset . |
| 3 | His voice softened , the deep tones strangely vibrant with an emotion she found impossible to recognise but which sent a little quiver of warmth through the cold ice in her veins . |
| 4 | It was Robert who padded solemnly across the little bridge , waded into the pond to the culvert 's egress , and wrenched the grating from its mouth , setting free a rush of mud and water from which he lifted out , first , Nicandra 's dog ( exhausted and bleeding but quite ready to bite ) , then Lally , every stitch she wore soaked and clinging close as a swimsuit to her solid child-size body . |
| 5 | After her first five years apprenticeship she became involved with transport and it was here that she was destined to make her mark and has continued to do so for 37 years . |
| 6 | Hearing his voice just behind her shoulder , she whirled round , her heart beating so loudly in her ears she felt sure he must be able to hear it too . |
| 7 | In the doorway she stopped dead . |
| 8 | Standing there in the moonlight in her underwear she looked magnificent . |
| 9 | When she looked into the dark she saw corrupt towers and crumbling walls , high on the cliff , the rooting place , now , of gigantic trees . |
| 10 | When arrested , Allitt weighed 13 stone , but in the following months she became anorexic , refusing to eat , and her weight plunged to around seven stone . |
| 11 | Then he disconcerted her by laughing again , but the sound was laced with a derision she found intolerable . |
| 12 | She advanced to the desk she threw open the lid dramatically Mary-Lou drew in her breath and got away as far as she could looking at the inside of her desk with scared eyes |
| 13 | Under his snake-like gaze she became dumb ; anger turning to fear . |
| 14 | On her feet she wore flat-heeled brown brogues with leather flaps . |
| 15 | IT WAS ALL rather pathetic really , not at all the orgy of degradation she had half-imagined . |
| 16 | To Hugh she seemed beautiful and he delighted , somewhat guiltily , in having her eat opposite him . |
| 17 | First she was terrified there was a burglar , then when she 'd searched the house from top to bottom she got mad and shoved me back to bed . |
| 18 | For a split second she felt sorry about that . |
| 19 | Then he realized that people would simply say , ‘ No wonder she went mad , living with that Nigel Hughes . ’ |
| 20 | In the passage she wrenched open the locker and hauled the oilskins off their hangers . |
| 21 | The third column she left blank . |
| 22 | Cow 's milk had saved Patrick 's life , but when she gave it to Angel she became sick and feverish . |
| 23 | The baby had been very demanding lately , and after trying to divide herself between the shop and the child she felt drained of energy . |
| 24 | His impulsive gesture caused Lucy 's heart to skip several beats , and as she dragged her eyes from his hypnotic hold she became aware that , while Matt was grinning , Doreen looked anything but pleased . |
| 25 | Through Falkenna she glimpsed grey geese , but Scathach — expert with sword and spear — was an inaccurate shot with sling . |
| 26 | In a short flashing dream she saw green water foaming down the basement stairs . |
| 27 | As they strolled deeper into the gardens she became aware that the Pantominteatret was by no means the only form of free entertainment , as their progress led them from one area of performance to another . |
| 28 | When she became queen she encouraged English refugees from William the Conqueror 's tyranny to settle in her husband 's country , though in due course he was forced to reach an agreement with the Norman invader . |
| 29 | Under close supervision by Babbage she prepared extensive supplementary notes to Menabrea 's paper . |
| 30 | Though when they set eyes on her , her sails were furled , to Ruth she looked magnificent . |