Example sentences of "[adv] she [vb past] a " in BNC.

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1 Gingerly she took a sip of the soup , surprised to find it was not only delicious but nothing to do with any can or packet .
2 Suddenly she jangled a set of car keys in front of my face .
3 Suddenly she saw a man 's face in the light of a fire .
4 His expression had n't changed , but suddenly she saw an underlying loss and sadness , so much a part of him that it was easy to miss — but once seen , not easy to overlook again .
5 And then suddenly she had a sad mishap .
6 Suddenly she had a need to speak his name .
7 Quite suddenly she felt a generous relief , as though she 'd given science and herself new hope of heaven , and set out through the gathering dark , home , home across the dragon-haunted park .
8 She was moving towards him , fascinated , when suddenly she felt a clutch on her arm laurels towards the orchard .
9 Suddenly she felt a glowing warmth deep inside ; he could never betray her , could never sell what they had together for the cheap thrill of recounting an old , sordid story .
10 Suddenly she felt a jolt and her body was submerged underneath the mud .
11 For a moment his face rose before her — the deep , thoughtful eyes , the firm mouth — and suddenly she felt a surge of longing .
12 Suddenly she heard a car engine in the drive .
13 Suddenly she heard a voice , and she stopped crying to listen .
14 Suddenly she heard a strange noise , and there in front of her was a boy .
15 Then suddenly she heard a car sweep into the yard , and , getting up from her desk , she felt her heart leap uncomfortably once more as she saw Robert getting out of his Land Rover .
16 She had now stationed herself directly behind Rupert , and suddenly she extended a hand the size of a tennis racquet and grabbed all the hair on Rupert 's head in her fist .
17 Suddenly she noticed a movement behind a tree near the wall .
18 Suddenly she noticed an unusual calm .
19 Reaching the main hall at last , she mingled with a crowd emerging from another lecture theatre , and suddenly she drew a quick breath and stopped .
20 If only she had a comb and some make-up .
21 When the Buckau was driven by her screw only she reached a top speed of 14.5 km/h , with rotors alone 14.3 km/h and with both systems running , 18.5 km/h .
22 Apparently she had a severe allergic reaction to the drug , although it could have been a lethal impurity in the tab she took .
23 Eileen joined with them but before long she met a young man and started courting so dropped the dances .
24 Instead , she set to stubbornly work her way through in alphabetical order , so that before long she had a small pile of pink order slips in front of her .
25 Perhaps she made a sound or some small movement , or maybe it was just the intensity of her gaze — whatever , she suddenly found those silvery-green eyes looking straight into hers .
26 Or perhaps she took a swig of sherry .
27 Perhaps she had a poor memory and kept forgetting where she had left them .
28 Perhaps she had a secret assignation ? ’
29 Oh no perhaps she had an extra , oh no it 's already .
30 Perhaps she envisaged a more general conversation than what she shared with Jean-Claude .
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