Example sentences of "[noun] she [verb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever risks she took in her career were calculated ones . |
| 2 | WHEN that grand old man of the turf Jim Joel died last spring at the age of 97 , a condition in his will allowed the Queen Mother to choose any horse she wished from his estate . |
| 3 | Thanks have just been received in the Office from Janice Glen for the lovely flowers and card she received on her birthday . |
| 4 | In the light of the lamp her naked body was glistening with rain and perspiration and when she saw the desire in his eyes she fell to her knees beside him . |
| 5 | As she climbed the stairs Sally could hear the low voices and the giggles coming from the bedroom she shared with her sister and knew what it meant . |
| 6 | In confusion she pushed against his chest and awkwardly scrambled off , beginning to pick up her scattered belongings , knowing her face must be a fetching shade of scarlet . |
| 7 | Her third cup of tea she balanced on her stomach , lying full length on the bed and pointing her stockinged toes into the air , sighting various objects over them with one eye closed . |
| 8 | He was just in this photograph she had on her dresser . ’ |
| 9 | However , I was disappointed at the reply she gave to my questions at a public open meeting held on April 7th , when I suggested that following many and varied discussions in different regions of the country , there was extreme concern in the non-action by the government in the matter of the vast difference in the value of imports from different countries , in particular Japan , as against the value of the imports they take from this country . |
| 10 | In one entry she refers to his wife as an ‘ unwashed bitch ’ . |
| 11 | Forgetting her doubts she looked at her protector , but her wordless appeal was lost on him . |
| 12 | she was one of the first anyway , so er , but it took a long time before she had them , five years ' wait , and she said , that , at the last attempt she said to her husband that 's it now , if it does n't work this time , that 's it , I 'm not having any more attempts , that 's it definitely , and they had that successfully and that 's how they had the twins , so they 're her children , they are their children , it 's just they were fertilized outside the womb , in a glass dish it 's fascinating i n't it ? she said it 's really fascinating I can assure you I said oh I can see |
| 13 | The mirror was broken and she hated the casual glimpses she got of her face as she cleaned her teeth or when she passed the hall-stand . |
| 14 | She settled down to wait with a book on caving she found in his bookcase , but after a while she had to acknowledge he 'd been gone longer than she 'd expected . |
| 15 | His mouth opened slightly , her tongue touched his upper lip once , then slipped away again ; she kissed him quickly on the cheek and turned , walked to a doorway , fumbling for a key in a small purse she took from her old fur coat . |
| 16 | yeah , but when come , come on Saturday she looked in her ears cos Sharon said she had to go back with her , she says I wait do n't go ears are cleared |
| 17 | Princess Anne , who was at the helm of the boat she chose with his help , gazed back and told him simply : ‘ Yes . ’ |
| 18 | Dot asked Gloria for the powder compact she kept in her bag . |
| 19 | After several months she moves into her flat . |
| 20 | He was right of course , Carrie thought , and as she nestled the child to her and placed the teat of the bottle against the child 's searching mouth she bit on her lip and tried to suppress the anger which welled up inside her . |
| 21 | After the banning of The Well of Loneliness Radclyffe Hall was denied the recognition she deserved for her mastery of the narrative technique of interior monologue and as a writer who dealt with a great variety of themes , such as World War I , materialism , Catholicism , and the suppression of women by patriarchal society . |
| 22 | A woman might marry someone who reflects the emotional responses she had with her father . |
| 23 | However , in order to avoid her mother 's disapproval she identifies with her mother , adopting female sex roles and subsequently choosing a male mate in the place of her father . |
| 24 | Belinda was instantly aware of the fact that she was dressed only in the silk slip that Faye had decided best captured the mood she wanted for her painting . |
| 25 | There was only one small regret she had about her tardiness : she was clearly far too late for breakfast , and she was feeling absolutely ravenous ! |
| 26 | But on her way to the front hall she stopped in her tracks as , suddenly , all hell seemed to break loose around her . |
| 27 | After a little display of this type she retires to her cave , followed by the male , and proceeds to spawn , normally on the ceiling of the cave . |
| 28 | By the time we had reached Skala Maries and turned inland , I had mastered the gear changes sufficiently for Beth to relax the vice-like grip she had on my waist and enjoy the scenery . |
| 29 | And she said erm where they have their big discos in the universities er you know , about two thousand five hundred of them come round of course they 've got fire alarm systems there , then she said you get the underground so called Mafia , whatever you like to call them she said , they are chaps she said in their thirties , and forties , arrive in shiny big white and red Porsches this that and the other and deliberately , cos they 're club owners |
| 30 | Further along the corridor she tapped on her great-grandmother 's door and went in without waiting for permission . |