Example sentences of "[noun sg] she [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then at top speed she raced for the keeper 's cottage . |
| 2 | Then she stood up and without a backward glance she walked from the cafeteria . |
| 3 | Leonora straightened her shoulders , pale and vulnerable in the plain black sweater and skirt she wore in the shop . |
| 4 | One of them , a leather skirt she made for Dannii , still occupies pride of place in her little sister 's wardrobe . |
| 5 | WHEN that grand old man of the turf Jim Joel died last spring at the age of 97 , a condition in his will allowed the Queen Mother to choose any horse she wished from his estate . |
| 6 | So how could she possibly tell her friend about the almost wild grief she felt at the prolonged absence of her husband ; the deep , stabbing pain in her heart when she remembered their wonderful night of passion ? |
| 7 | Ursula 's concern for Samantha 's safety seemed to eclipse any grief she felt on Maurice 's account . |
| 8 | Thanks have just been received in the Office from Janice Glen for the lovely flowers and card she received on her birthday . |
| 9 | Stella Webb discovered Medau in 1968 , and was subsequently cajoled into becoming a teacher by Cicely Harris , under whose guidance she qualified in 1973 . |
| 10 | Inside the bedroom she stared around her in awe at the sheer scale and opulence of the room . |
| 11 | In the privacy of her bedroom she grimaced in the direction of the voice and made her way downstairs , taking her time , not caring if he went grey in the process of waiting for her . |
| 12 | She left them and went up the stairs which led to the bedroom she shared with Pet . |
| 13 | As she climbed the stairs Sally could hear the low voices and the giggles coming from the bedroom she shared with her sister and knew what it meant . |
| 14 | Even the en suite bathroom of the bedroom she shared with Emily could be described by no other word than glorious ! |
| 15 | In the bedroom she turned to me , ‘ You look tired , ’ she observed . |
| 16 | Guy Sterne 's eyes held a glitter of amusement , but a darker emotion she saw in the pale green-grey brought colour sweeping up her neck to her face . |
| 17 | In the full face of the ridicule she went to the post office evening after evening , ridicule she willed not to see or notice . |
| 18 | Letting go of the masonry she dived under water and swam beneath the pole , emerging on its far side . |
| 19 | Here on this sea-scoured coast she had at last found a place which she was content to call home . |
| 20 | As she caught her breath , her temper erupted , and in wild self-defence she pushed against the steel wall of his chest , twisted frantically in his arms , her grey eyes sparking fire as she lifted her hand to hit out at him blindly . |
| 21 | She seems to have a moth-like fragility until , spellbound by the weightless command she exercises in a long , intimate soliloquy , you realise that you are the moth and she the candle . |
| 22 | The Niue People 's Action Party ( NPAP ) , Niue 's only formal political association ( which was strongly opposed to the leadership of Sir Robert Rex who had dominated politics since Niue became self-governing ) , made gains with the victory of sympathizers including Tauveve Jacobsen , who retained the seat she won in a 1989 by-election , and Sani Lakitani , the founder of the NPAP . |
| 23 | As he turned back to his car she fled across the motorway . |
| 24 | The girls , as in her mind she thought of the Misses Cardings , had trimmed it with a deep tone of lime-green velvet ribbon and in the heart of the bow at the side they had placed two tiny red silk rosebuds . |
| 25 | In her mind she went to that island and it was there that the ‘ shower ’ played upon her cancer cells ‘ and washed them away . ’ |
| 26 | In her mind she went over the transformation . |
| 27 | And with this in mind she returned to the reception desk to ask Stella if she could use the phone . |
| 28 | A quick glance at her watch showed that she would have time for a short walk outside before dinner , and with this in mind she sprang from the bed and raked a comb through her hair . |
| 29 | In her mind she talked to him , telling him about her life , day-to-day things , carrying on with him a long intimate dialogue . |
| 30 | To cover her confusion she looked beyond him into the street . |