Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her mother had her full permission to tell him so , for reasons she had bitterly and eloquently specified . |
| 2 | and Lisa , I get it for Lisa she likes it . |
| 3 | When asked about Sarah she turned up her nose and sniffed . |
| 4 | Between calls she murmured inaudibly to her companion and stroked her platinum-blonde hair-do as if it were an ailing pet . |
| 5 | With a fine disregard for geography she decided that if the Germans came by sea they would land at the Pier Head . |
| 6 | and erm , she said oh well you know , were gon na try , and then , and then , I said well what about Elly she said , well she , she , I said swop with Elly , but she 's only got like a two bedroom |
| 7 | Later we went into the darkness of the Santuario ; there was no one there but the Madonna , who seemed to look down benignly on us as for centuries she had looked on friend and enemy alike . |
| 8 | There was one scene which for months she had tried resolutely to put out of her mind , that last meeting in the staffroom , the circle of implacable faces , brown , black and white , the accusing eyes , the insistent questions . |
| 9 | Finally she tried to get down to some more serious work , first skimming through a book about castles she had brought with her , then sketching ruined towers , broken archways and towering keeps . |
| 10 | She found the responsibility of being the Mayor 's wife almost too much for her , and was in a constant flutter for fear she forgot something in connection with the entertainment of the steady procession of guests , important to Tollemarche , who filed through her home . |
| 11 | A couple of weeks after Brighton she came into the shop , presuming we were going out together that evening — without having told me what she intended , I 'd arranged to go and see a band with a mate from art college . |
| 12 | After Melusina she appears to have written no more poetry , and retreated further and further into voluntary silence . |
| 13 | After tea she unpacked her shabby and much-mended clothes ( no chance of getting stockings for Christmas now , unless Felicity had a practical fit and sent her some ! ) and wrote two letters : a polite little note to Miss Henry , thanking her for past kindness , and a lengthy epistle to Gay , telling her the gloomy news . |
| 14 | After tea she had to ride out on Midnight , which she could work in with going up to Uncle Knacker 's to see the new horses . |
| 15 | After tea she wrapped up some fruit cake for me to take back home . |
| 16 | After marriage she took a break while her two children were small , returning later to a fresh specialisation as Research Fellow at St. Mark 's Hospital , London ( gastroenterological/ coloproctological diseases ) She has M.R.C.P. ( London ) 1950 and D.M. 1971 . |
| 17 | ‘ And after lunch she said , why do n't we take the car and go and look at this siege in Balcombe Street ? |
| 18 | After retirement she took up many interests including cookery to a very high standard . |
| 19 | In the evening after milking she walked in the garden alone , thinking about it . |
| 20 | She cooked , she cleaned , she shopped , she walked Pilade , she saw to her lodgers — day after day she did the same things at the same time , and instead of being driven half mad with boredom , insane with frustration , she found herself strangely at peace . |
| 21 | After Moorgate she had to think how she would get out at the next station . |
| 22 | I 'll go to see Fanny 's grave , ’ she said , and after breakfast she walked almost cheerfully to the churchyard . |
| 23 | After breakfast she went to the office to continue with the clerical work , but , before making a start , she tried to phone her aunt . |
| 24 | Some time after breakfast she went and bought a picture postcard to send home . |
| 25 | In washing her hands after breakfast she had taken off her wedding ring and must have left it on the side of the basin . |
| 26 | After school she went to do her chores , but soon fell into her customary trance of curiosity . |
| 27 | But , after school she went to her detention with Mr and course , the note said going to the dentist , sudden toothache . |
| 28 | After dinner she wrote a brisk , chatty letter to Chambers , telling him of her notion and in every way ( she hoped ) putting him at his ease . |
| 29 | After luncheon she said to Penman , ‘ Can I walk anywhere ? |
| 30 | On the day after Christmas she received the letter from him which she had been expecting . |