Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] she [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wilson knew that some visiting Americans had let it be widely known in Florence that they considered Mrs Browning little more than a ghost and though she had laughed such gossip to scorn she now saw there was perhaps real cause for alarm . |
| 2 | In Robert Chalmers 's recent profile of Sarah Miles on this page , the actress said she always came out of interviews sounding either sordid or bananas . |
| 3 | ‘ Mum says she always looked forward to her grandchildren , because of me being an only child . |
| 4 | In no other household had she ever seen a slop basin , and she hated to see an eccentricity erected into a symbol of the traditionally correct . |
| 5 | One lady said she always held her breath when doing this . |
| 6 | The girl said she still thinks fondly of her time in England — but could not bear to stay at University College any longer . |
| 7 | With a sudden access of cold doubt Louisa Agnew recognized that , beyond the narrow world of her books , of neither suffering nor joy had she any great understanding . |
| 8 | Only I appeared to notice this , the rest thought she just looked happy . |
| 9 | ‘ What the heck did she ever see in that one ? ’ |
| 10 | What in God 's name did she ever do to you ? ’ |
| 11 | She had been well taught , and after making the odd minor mistake during the opening moves she soon recovered herself , and began to play with a concentration and a ferocity which was also a surprise . |
| 12 | She soon decided that the house was the most beautiful place she had ever seen , and though she had little experience of antique furniture or fine art works she immediately recognised that all the things she saw were of the highest quality . |
| 13 | But when morning came she still had to keep a firm hold on her feelings , especially when Joanna pressed her to describe her evening with Giles . |
| 14 | Her owner claims she probably wants to exercise to shed a few ounces.Pets should be safe as Thumper s not been trained to hunt and she 's refused to be tempted down with titbits . |
| 15 | The way she smiled as she exhaled a first lungful of smoke suggested she fully intended her remark to be ambiguous . |
| 16 | Everyone in her orbit knew she never touched alcohol . |
| 17 | This allowed the wife space to say she urgently needed help , and gave the husband more time to think it over , knowing how she felt . |
| 18 | But only once in her life had she willingly allowed a man to break through her protective barriers , and the pain still smarted . |
| 19 | Only what courtesy had she ever given him ? she wondered miserably . |
| 20 | " No motion has she now , no force . " |
| 21 | " No motion has she now , no force . " |
| 22 | Perhaps the Doctor suspected she too might have evidence against him , and killed her . |
| 23 | Even his Mum said she only liked him when he was quiet and still . |
| 24 | But if some nosey neighbour says she often spends a lot of time with me , those policemen are going to pile into her like teeth tearing into a peach . |
| 25 | In no way had she ever been prepared for the life she was now expected to lead and Charles had some difficulty in understanding her feelings . |
| 26 | And an expert on the case believes she still has n't come to terms with what she 's done . |
| 27 | Her mother says she just ca n't believe it . |
| 28 | Although her black garments and veil are a sure omen of death , the Black Baroness 's charming laugh and exquisitely beautiful face ensure she always traps her victim . |
| 29 | The next time I went slowly past their table , refill coffee pot at the ready , the conversation was back to the journey , with Xanthe this time saying she basically thought horseracing boring and she would n't have come on this trip if her father had n't made her . |
| 30 | What injury did she ever do you — or any living soul , for that matter ? ’ |