Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [verb] she [prep] " in BNC.

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1 She felt like crying as dejection hit her like a ton of bricks .
2 Its cries of distress saddened her for years .
3 The sharp pang of disappointment seared her like a physical pain .
4 Head will write to mother arranging a meeting during last week of term to inform her of details , also Social Worker .
5 In 1939 appointment to the Disney chair of archaeology distinguished her as the first woman professor in the university .
6 A spasm of delight shook her from head to toe as he plundered her neck .
7 Another observation was of the isolation which can be experienced by the housewife , despite a close and happy marriage , when a move of residence deprives her of the company of friends .
8 Some streak of reluctance stopped her from turning straight to Luke 's page in the book .
9 The common sense , suburban philosophy of the accountant 's daughter from Surrey Hills — ‘ one thing at a time , ’ forever ringing in her ear — over-rode all the tempting words Stock , Aitken and Waterman and the money men of pop bombarded her with .
10 They were charged that they did contrive , design and plot to murder MOIR NcILCHENICH widow of Ellister for mere avarice and covetousness to attain to her money which they supposed she had lying by her in her house and in pursuance of this plot did upon some day of April 1698 in dead time of night murder her by strangling her with her own belt and thereafter threw her body over a rock into the sea so that the deed was not discovered for some time .
11 Nonetheless she was determined not to let her fear of water prevent her from accompanying Bernard on their now frequent sailing holidays .
12 Anyone acting out of character worried her in this way , until she had had a silent time alone , to work it out and grow used to the change .
13 Even though she had tried to prepare herself for the possibility , the sense of shock hit her like a physical pain .
14 She had just stood there , scarcely able to breathe , and aware that only a hair 's breadth of control separated her from a fury that would shake her to her soul .
15 The girl in the mack was scrambling again through the puddles in the dirt of the wreckers ' yard ; the invisible and soundless shots from out of frame felled her at a signal from Jean-Claude and the partisans rose from the auto hulks , their own guns blazing .
16 The only thing which was missing was the recognised transport qualification , a Certificate of Professional Competence , so , determined not to let this official piece of paper prevent her from doing the job she undertook a study course and was soon legally qualified to run the fleet .
17 The thought rose uncharitably to fill her mind , and suddenly , for some inexplicable reason , the sight of Adele Duncan 's tearful smile and Niall 's look of concern filled her with an emotion she refused to acknowledge as jealousy .
18 The scent of disaster attracted her like carrion attracts the vulture .
19 Her suffering would have overwhelmed anyone with less spirit , as the futile efforts of science to rid her of the growths ravage her body .
20 Connie 's self-knowledge and her unspoken fear of cowardice save her from being a precious bore ; and writing the book in the third person , even though from Connie 's viewpoint , was a good idea .
21 Pride and a sense of dignity kept her from letting any of them see how terrified she was .
22 Full of excited anticipation , she caught an overnight train , managed to get a taxi to turn out at the crack of dawn to take her to Morfa , then set out along the causeway to Brynteg .
23 To have Adam Burns now treating her as some kind of bimbo infuriated her beyond belief .
24 Her mother 's contemptuous sniff meant , Judith knew , ‘ What can you expect from a goy ? ’ but that was too familiar a piece of bigotry to provoke her into argument .
25 She opened her eyes , a gasp of alarm escaping her at the sight of Roman , dressed in black trousers and a black cotton shirt , standing by her bed .
26 She was screaming and waggling her legs for all she was worth , but the cruel loops of nylon had her about the wrists , the kite was in the jaws of the wind , and she was already well out of reach even if I had wanted to catch her .
27 ‘ I thought I warned you not to make a habit of this , ’ a deep voice remarked gruffly , close to her ear , and she realised that the swaying sensation was that of Fen carrying her to her own bunk .
28 A spasm of pain gripped her like a vice .
29 The 16-year-old forgot her contact lenses at her hotel and only a desperate delivery in the nick of time saved her from an embarrassing night at the Virginia Slims Championships .
30 Following Mrs Kemp 's suspension in March , in April 1990 Orkney 's Chief Executive , without any direct authority from Orkney Islands Council or councillors , and without notifying Mrs Kemp , applied to the Secretary of State for consent to dismiss her from her post as Reporter to Orkney Children 's Panel .
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