Example sentences of "[noun] she [vb past] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was standing on the drive , reaching the end of a discussion about a kitchen order with Leif , and as Vitor climbed from the car she felt herself grow tense . |
| 2 | As she went towards her car she heard him call , ‘ I 'll look out for you . ’ |
| 3 | From her hut she heard him call to the Moi and her sons , and a moment later they all plunged naked into the river . |
| 4 | She stood up and walked to the door , not trusting herself to look back , and after a second she heard him come to his feet . |
| 5 | As she entered the alleyway she heard someone call . |
| 6 | In an effort to quell the hysteria she made herself do ordinary things — putting the kettle on to boil — milk to warm — instant coffee in two brown mugs . |
| 7 | For an instant she felt him tense , then she was free , his breathing harsh as he drew away . |
| 8 | Other times she made me promise to keep them for ever , to remember her by , and say a prayer She was a bit vague who it was I was to pray to . |
| 9 | For a moment she felt his warm breath on her half-bared shoulder , and caught a waft of the very dry , utterly masculine scent of his aftershave . |
| 10 | From the corner of her eye she saw him walk away , pause for a moment , then give an indifferent shrug as he went through the kitchen to his study . |
| 11 | The heat smouldering between their bodies had intensified , and with a light-headed sensation she felt him crush her convulsively against the lean hardness of his hips , and felt the powerful stirrings of male arousal , triggering a small explosion of response inside her . |
| 12 | To her consternation she saw him push the door to a close and felt the pulse drumming in her throat as the lethal blue stare narrowed . |
| 13 | From a distance she heard him groan , and something deep within her revelled at the sound , her lips parting of their own accord in hunger for his kiss . |
| 14 | She prayed , and took up vegetarianism , more as an extra religion than as part of the war effort ; after a while she made herself go back to the hospital , and eventually she found Higher Mathematics . |
| 15 | After a short while she saw him emerge on to the quayside , a tall , lean man with the kind of rangy , loose-limbed walk which drew admiring glances from any female within range . |
| 16 | Like a zombie she let him lead her from Tivoli , allowed him to fasten the seatbelt of the Mercedes round her , followed him into the apartment , standing motionless while he switched on the soft wall lighting . |
| 17 | But looking up at Ilbrec she saw such a heartbroken sorrow that without a word she let him stoop and take Fand from her . |
| 18 | In the mirror she saw him slide open one of his drawers , checking that his suspicion was correct , that the contents of the drawers had become the contents of the packed bag . |
| 19 | He paused , watching her , and for some indefinable reason she felt her face grow warm . |
| 20 | In his hands she saw something glint and realised it was a knife . |
| 21 | Julian rose as he came in , and bowed herself unnoticed from the room ; but from beneath her lowered lids she saw them meet , and the private radiance that lit their faces was still a dazzle in her eyes as she closed the door upon them . |
| 22 | It was the first time she heard him use ‘ we ’ and ‘ together ’ ; the words entered her consciousness like comets , blazing . |
| 23 | This time she heard him use a rude word , and said out aloud , ‘ Oh , Michael , you should never say that . ’ |
| 24 | Sung , following her , held out his hand and for the first time she let him help her , gripping his hand with a force that took his breath , her fingers tightening convulsively with every little jolt she received . |