Example sentences of "[adv] she [vb past] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gingerly she lowered the sweet-tempered child into the cot , not taking her eyes from her exquisite face , Ruth stood gripping the sides of the cot with fingers whitened in an attempt at stopping them shaking . |
| 2 | Gingerly she backed the old Mini away from the Bentley , then pushed the gear lever into first and began to drive forward a couple of feet . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | And then suddenly she had a sad mishap . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Suddenly she heard a strange noise , and there in front of her was a boy . |
| 8 | Suddenly she heard the familiar sound of the key being turned in the front door Alison came in . |
| 9 | Suddenly she envied the unknown woman . |
| 10 | Suddenly she noticed an unusual calm . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Even now that his father was aware of his activities , it would not be the same ; only she knew the appalling effort he had made , only she had read the manuscript through and appreciated the clarity of his prose and the honesty of his outlook . |
| 13 | And because she wanted to know more , she wanted to find out all there was to find out about this dark , ancient stronghold that her ancestors had known , at times she stole out from her bedchamber after nightfall and stood listening to the night rustlings and the soft settling of the old , old timbers ( and the footsteps ? did n't she still hear the footsteps every night ? ) and thought that if only she knew the right words , or if only she had the power , she could summon the enchantments and lay bare the secrets and understand this place . |
| 14 | Only she had the awful feeling that was n't the end of it at all , and that was the really scary part of all this . |
| 15 | So had she , initially , only she had the horrible feeling that somewhere along the way she had begun to like him too much . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Apparently she had a severe allergic reaction to the drug , although it could have been a lethal impurity in the tab she took . |
| 18 | Eileen joined with them but before long she met a young man and started courting so dropped the dances . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Perhaps she read the wrong books . |
| 21 | Perhaps she had a poor memory and kept forgetting where she had left them . |
| 22 | Perhaps she had a secret assignation ? ’ |
| 23 | Oh no perhaps she had an extra , oh no it 's already . |
| 24 | Trustingly she slipped a small hand into one of his , and she would have gone with him anywhere , but he detached her fingers after giving them a reassuring squeeze . |
| 25 | ‘ And obviously she had the wrong idea about what was expected of her ! ’ |
| 26 | In 1988 alone she sold a remarkable £25 million worth of records around the world , earning herself around £5 million . |
| 27 | The moment that red ball began to flatten , she sat on a rock and strained to see along the flat road , along the plain leading to Siena , and sure enough she saw a black dot which grew larger and became a single horse and then she stood up and began to run towards it , waving and shouting . |
| 28 | So she struck an amazing deal . |
| 29 | So she ignored the insistent call , busied herself with finding the key to the door . |
| 30 | She looked up quickly , and as she did so she felt a sharp tug at her neck . |