Example sentences of "[vb past] she [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I promised her the best view of Florence from here , Mama , ’ he said over his shoulder as he wrestled with the catch . |
| 2 | He cast her a sidelong glance . |
| 3 | Hugh Jones cast her a coy look before glancing meaningfully across at Luke . |
| 4 | Caroline found herself saying impulsively , regretting the impulse immediately as Anneliese cast her a surprised look . |
| 5 | ‘ She may be itching for me to leave , but what with the heat and having to fight his corner — ’ he cast her a droll look ‘ — this weary traveller is on the point of dehydration . ’ |
| 6 | His finger was fast on the dial pad , his blue gaze unwavering as he lifted the phone to his ear , as he cast her an oblique glance . |
| 7 | ‘ There seemed to be some doubt in your mind about my exact gender , ’ Maggie put in drily , and he cast her an irritated look , his dark eyes running over her again as she sat facing him , her hands in the pockets of the loose shirt . |
| 8 | Vitor cast her an impatient look . |
| 9 | She says she did the Byrd show ‘ because I found her a fascinating part of the underground scene in New York , and I felt somebody should expose her to a bigger market . |
| 10 | As she increasingly became a historical figure herself , people found her a fascinating source of history for the inter-war period . |
| 11 | But Pascoe found her a great deal of help in restoring his rather worn manly pride . |
| 12 | At that time , he had offered to give her more extensive treatments — apparently , he found her a promising subject but she had n't had the cold kish to lay out . |
| 13 | He found her a chilly woman . |
| 14 | ‘ Come on , old girl , ’ he shouted , ‘ calm down ! ’ and later he found her a scientific paper to read , which she liked . |
| 15 | To give him his due , after the quip about illegal topless bathing , her rescuer had helpfully hunted round the saloon and found her a large rather battered white canvas jacket to wrap herself in . |
| 16 | The tutor found her an old block from a ruined church and brought it to the house . |
| 17 | The Collector 's chivalry was aroused by Miriam 's weakness , for the heart of a gentleman still beat beneath his ragged morning coat ; besides , he found her an attractive young woman in spite of everything , for she could still smile as sweetly as ever . |
| 18 | Jane found her an exhausting girl ( she was twenty-six ) and yet she was sorry for her . |
| 19 | When I found her the other side of my desk I told her in no uncertain terms I was n't having anything to do with it . |
| 20 | The maids found her the next morning hunched up in the laundry cupboard on the landing , dozing lightly . |
| 21 | Donna joined him and he found her the shortest ones , saying , ‘ You have the short ones . |
| 22 | Nissen took a personal interest in Constanze 's crusade on behalf of Mozart 's music , and helped her a great deal . |
| 23 | And apparently she phoned her the other night at half past twelve and said can you come and pick me up ? said no . |
| 24 | The small aircraft bucked and tossed , throwing her forward , then something caught her a glancing blow and she knew a moment 's pain before the blessed darkness closed in . |
| 25 | And he he caught her the other day , she was putting them out for the birds , she do n't like them but she said . |
| 26 | When a care worker later approached her the 88 year old pleaded : ’ Do n't hit me . ’ |
| 27 | Again , I bore her no personal ill-will . |
| 28 | The scratched little screen played her a little tune and showed a phone company logo . |
| 29 | It must have been the change in engine tone that woke her a long time later . |
| 30 | Luke 's mouth pleasured while it dominated , and his hands roaming insolently about her body were creating havoc , the skilled , confident caresses to which he subjected her a bold proclamation of ownership . |