Example sentences of "[vb past] she [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But one major turning point came when she started going to carpentry evening classes and found she had real talent for do-it-yourself . |
| 2 | But in Tom 's room , when Peter had poured the wine into two mugs and an inch into a glass for her and she had tasted it , she found she liked this wine that had a taste of how elderflowers smell , reversed her decision and asked him to do as he had offered and fill her glass . |
| 3 | Odette found she lost three stone keeping busy , then to her dismay found she was pregnant again . |
| 4 | It 's only cos she mentioned she wanted some bread . |
| 5 | She wore nothing beneath other than cami-knickers , but before they followed her dress he nuzzled her graceful neck , and stroked her striking red hair . |
| 6 | When a friend invited her to attend one of the Christian community study groups , she was deeply impressed by the contrast and decided to join the community : |
| 7 | He was looking for female voices , he remembered Jakki , invited her to submit some tapes and — presto ! — she was offered a job in The Smoke . |
| 8 | In my study , a white mother , previously married to a full-time skilled manual worker and now living on benefits , described her changed economic circumstances like this : |
| 9 | Later that evening , when the Labrador had been handed over to its rejoicing owners , Sophie went into Joanna 's room and found her looking pensive . |
| 10 | She 's hardly eaten a thing since she got here , and last night I went into the kitchen and found her looking terrible . ’ |
| 11 | Eminent Victorians and gardeners who visited her by now famous Munstead Wood home found her wearing two pairs of spectacles . |
| 12 | to Steve on t' phone , I says , I helped her fill all the forms in , you do n't mind do you ? |
| 13 | He gave her specialist child custody advice and helped her win legal aid for her court battle . |
| 14 | I reached the flat just after so helped her carry clean sheets and towels upstairs as well as my luggage and B. The two bedrooms in the flat are small — ‘ compact ’ in estate agency jargon I expect ! — and the bathroom is very nice with a washing machine in it . |
| 15 | Someone helped her to struggle free from her banner . |
| 16 | Jenny helped her see that . |
| 17 | Morton said it was only the intervention of the Queen which stopped her leaving public life for good . |
| 18 | In an added postscript , Mr Morton said it was only the intervention of the Queen which stopped her leaving public life for good . |
| 19 | Her face went blank , but this time Guy saw the effort it cost her to regain that air of remote calm , and her eyes still held a mute appeal that stabbed him to the heart . |
| 20 | Maria did n't think Luke seriously believed she craved some material gain to show for their relationship . |
| 21 | And in the pitch black , it seemed she had some sort of body after all ; distantly she could sense hands feeling their way , feet stumbling . |
| 22 | I was never asked to discuss the final Report with her or with Mr Baker , so I can not be sure about her reasons , but from her radio and television appearances it seemed she found repugnant our insistence that a child 's dialect is not inaccurate in its use of grammar and should be respected . |
| 23 | As she ate she cast worried glances up towards the cupboard by the stove , where lay a small sack of potato crisps , some Liquorice Allsorts and two packets of biscuits . |
| 24 | Her long nails were pearly pink , beautifully manicured , and Luce noticed she wore several rings , one of which looked like a wedding band . |
| 25 | He noticed she needed two hands to lift the silver pot . |
| 26 | First I advised her to take four to six garlic capsules a day for the duration of the treatment which we hoped would not be too prolonged . |
| 27 | The side letter advised her to take independent advice . |
| 28 | He advised her to spend more time with the Prince of Wales . |
| 29 | Nigel advised her to tell that to the Russians . |
| 30 | She said she wanted to warn the Shah , but her husband forbade her to do any such thing . |