Example sentences of "[noun sg] she [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without so much as a backward glance she left the room , indignation clear in the rigidity of her spine as his mocking laugh rang out behind her . |
| 2 | On the southern side she saw the mandarin silks of the beginnings of civilisation and the huge courage of the Long March ; and on the other , to the north , the eternal silence of the greatest desolation . |
| 3 | When Leonora returned to the bedroom she found the bed turned down invitingly . |
| 4 | Back in her bedroom she settled the little dog beside the still-warm hot-water bottle in her own bed . |
| 5 | With a sigh of satisfation she drained the last of her soup from the Thermos cup and chewed the remaining scrap of bread and cheese . |
| 6 | He asked about her journey , and sitting beside him in the car she recounted the mix-up over the sleeper numbers , enjoying , still , hearing herself speak French . |
| 7 | Next morning off they go to the shops she goes turns all her lights off and ignition it 's in the car she starts the car up and off she trundles coming in along . |
| 8 | After jumping nimbly from the freight car she closed the door , picked up her holdall , and hurried towards the fence . |
| 9 | In her mind she associates the act of translation with transubstantiation through a chain of associations ( see 13/407,20/414,112/506,139/533,164/558 ) , and the lapse in her relations with God corresponds to similar ‘ flaws ’ in her use of language . |
| 10 | Well what 's going through your mind she writing the answer to those questions . |
| 11 | Somewhere in her mind she registered the fact it was still pumping . |
| 12 | Over a cup of tea she regaled the old lady with the story of her son and grandchild saving the wounded squirrel , and , leaving her to pass it on to her companions , she drove back to the surgery . |
| 13 | Back at the hacienda she abandoned the horses and fled to her room , leaving the others to see to them and turn them into the enclosures . |
| 14 | She did what she could with her tousled mass of auburn curls , but when she twisted it into its usual topknot the starkness of the style served only to emphasise the weariness in her wide-set eyes , and with a little mutter of disgust she let the curls fall again , tumbling about her shoulders in riotous abandon . |
| 15 | At the second attempt she made the connection and heard the telephone begin to ring at the other end . |
| 16 | At first interview she said the strain of looking after her mother-in-law was considerable , that it was putting a strain on her marriage in that she and her husband were always quarrelling these days , and that she had got to the point when ‘ I feel I ca n't go on any longer ’ . |
| 17 | As she leaned in the doorway she surveyed the gloomy décor . |
| 18 | Gwendolen , thoroughly upset by the morning 's events but mindful of her appointment for dinner that evening , decided to slip into Mr Horrell 's , in order to purchase some of his advertised Special Skin Soap , In the doorway she met the subject of her dinner appointment himself . |
| 19 | Around her neck she wore the famous ‘ Regent ’ , the diamond beyond compare in its beauty which is part of the Crown jewels , while on her head sparkled a magnificent tiara . |
| 20 | One trembling finger traced them , as if in disbelief she sought the source of that blistering torch that had fired her through and through . |
| 21 | Anger was a luxury she lacked the energy for , right that minute . |
| 22 | In her last term she won the Miss Clark Lawrence Award for service to the school : a special award , not necessarily given , ‘ for anyone who has done things that otherwise might have gone unsung ’ . |
| 23 | With apparent concentration she circled the rim of her coffee cup with the tip of her finger . |
| 24 | A second hospital has been accused of mixing up a baby 's name tag , making the mother fear she had the wrong child . |
| 25 | In that moment of fear she remembered the Brownie Guide Law , which points out that ‘ a Brownie Guide thinks of others before herself and does a good turn every day . ’ |
| 26 | As soon as she had given the injection she massaged the area briskly to help the dispersal of the drug . |
| 27 | ‘ Forget it , ’ she says , and with thumb and forefinger she flicks the cigarette across the room . |
| 28 | In the authorised biography she describes the Australian lawyer as ‘ tall and distinguished looking ’ . |
| 29 | Until , under the mirror , after many a circle and feint , after many a playful retreat and renewed approach , Ivan at last cornered her , and even before he opened his mouth she felt the smell of fear from herself : her pores broke open , she stood there panting slightly , her hair rising on the back of her neck in terror , her heated skin covered in icy sweat : ‘ And when , ’ asked Ivan pleasantly , ‘ are you two going to make the announcement ? |
| 30 | With her heart in her mouth she entered the imposing portals of Mon Ré , and rang the bell . |