Example sentences of "she soon " in BNC.

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1 She soon found that hospitals and clinics were short of the most basic equipment — like sterilisers , vaccines and training books .
2 Entering the competition was entirely Barbara 's idea and when the phone call came through to say they 'd won , Betty was quite shocked to discover that she , too , was going to London to have a makeover — but she soon came round to the idea !
3 At first befriending a local diver , Nina then attracted a Cousteau film team and her fame spread until she soon became a Spanish national heroine .
4 But she soon realised that they had come down to the manor only as a duty ( perish the word ! ) and courtesy to her , and regarded the house as a white elephant , being too far away and too cold for weekend breaks .
5 She soon fell victim , and ceased to show any signs of life .
6 She soon started appearing on such television classics as Doctor Who and Dixon of Dock Green .
7 Accordingly , she went on to play primarily on the Yiddish stage , where , with her impish manner and tiny build — her toes , she said , never reached the end of her stockings — she soon became a star .
8 Her first instinct was to cover her ears , but she soon realized that it was not going to get any quieter , and let her hands fall to her sides .
9 The more the men whistled , the more ribald their remarks , the faster she walked ; but the faster she walked , the more of a sexual object , or sexual quarry , she became , twisting and turning between the rows of benches ( for she soon lost her bearings ) , stumbling over piles of metal parts , skidding on the oily floor , her cheeks as red as her hair , the wings of her nostrils white , her eyes fixed steadfastly ahead , refusing to meet the gaze of her tormentors. ‘ 'Allo , darlin' , lookin' for me ?
10 In the bathroom she soon removed the mud .
11 But she soon realised that the fire was spreading faster than she was putting it out .
12 She soon persuaded herself that this must be the case , so that when the old man asked if anyone were meeting her , she answered with confidence :
13 Paula was not very clever with her needle but she soon learned to be careful so as not to incur the wrath of the seamstress .
14 But she soon fell out with those who dictated RCM policy .
15 After mating she soon goes off heat and the two can remain together if necessary until the fifth week of the gestation period , when the male ferret is removed .
16 Because she looked like a sparrow , for which the French slang is ‘ Piaf ’ , she soon adopted the name and from then on was known by nothing else .
17 In a snug little harbour , she soon had me moored .
18 She soon realised she was lost .
19 Equipped with a new wardrobe and address book , Luna can not resist taking on a whole new identity and she soon finds that bad behaviour can be fun !
20 In fact , she soon found herself out of a job . ’
21 She soon realised that Stephen 's mother thought she was demeaning herself by ‘ hobnobbing with the peasantry ’ but Stephen was grateful for her interest and that was all that mattered to Tamar .
22 Of course she recognized the author to whom I referred as Ivy Compton-Burnett , who was not then ( 1948 ) so extensively known as she soon was to be .
23 She soon discovered that he had a remarkable aptitude for learning words , especially if he liked them .
24 She soon discovered why , and it was not a pleasant discovery .
25 After leaving the potion laboratory , she soon discovered that Mildred was not in her room and set off to look all over the school where , of course , she did not find the missing pupil .
26 This was by no means an easy feat and she soon attracted an interested audience who speculated loudly about her intentions .
27 Grumbling in Urdu while the bearer joked , she soon had him out of the door , motioned me to sleep on , and leapt into her own blankets for another half hour of rest .
28 She soon realised that what he had said was true : taste and style were inborn .
29 She soon set off for Leicester , where she sobbed ‘ hideously ’ and was put in prison with two unlucky fellow-pilgrims .
30 She soon realised that there was a lack of pattern designs for this machine and used her artistic talents to create designs of her own .
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