Example sentences of "[conj] she [vb past] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You only need one person to say that he or she benefited from the product to lose the case , ’ she said . |
| 2 | Going to Libya in 1988 , Jousiffe — her name is English , possibly of French origin and not Middle Eastern in spite of its sound — found that she suffered from the negative influence she had absorbed and thought : ‘ I wo n't enjoy this . |
| 3 | Zeno 's snapshot was Lori in the instant that she leaped from the low branch . |
| 4 | But there is still the possibility that she came from the area north-east of the City . ’ |
| 5 | Rose , for her part , thought that McAllister talked funny , and when Sally-Anne had told her that she came from the United States of America she had stared at her as though she had said that she came from the moon . |
| 6 | Rose , for her part , thought that McAllister talked funny , and when Sally-Anne had told her that she came from the United States of America she had stared at her as though she had said that she came from the moon . |
| 7 | It had the same feel to it that she knew from the long hours she 'd spent experiencing the mass-market romantic slush that Madreidetic packed into their holos . |
| 8 | I think she was a very brave person , for until she retired from the shop , long after our grandparents had died , she slept alone in the big old family house with the shop 's takings under her bed . |
| 9 | But she had said nothing , and she knew from the look on his face that he was thinking she was still bearing a grudge from the incident in the storeroom the previous night . |
| 10 | Her elbows had been lashed together and she hung from the ceiling like a snared sparrow . |
| 11 | She had nothing to hide , except the dull ordinariness of her life before drama school , but for him to know about it would only bring them closer , and she recoiled from the danger that that would lead to . |
| 12 | And she rushed from the room . |
| 13 | She did not ring for a nurse because she did n't want to have to seem cheerful and she remembered from the two births of her live children , which had gone well , that this was a rule in hospitals . |
| 14 | Assume it 's okay , ’ and she rose from the table and went upstairs . |
| 15 | A faint wash of colour rose under her skin and she rose from the table and walked to the counter . |
| 16 | The first of fifteen novels appeared in 1894 ( her early fiction sported the pseudonym of C. E. Raimond ) and she retired from the stage in 1897 and devoted herself to writing . |
| 17 | ‘ She wo n't get away from me like she did from the ‘ palookas ’ who tried to sit on her shoulder in the world championships . ’ |
| 18 | Normally , although his massive body dwarfed her own , he showed her consideration in his bed , but she knew from the rare occasions when it had happened before that drinking heavily coarsened his sexual appetites . |
| 19 | His expression was unreadable , but she knew from the hot breath flowing over her breasts that he was finding the procedure as erotic as she was . |
| 20 | Her action against the school ( the first defendants ) failed but she recovered from the second defendants . |
| 21 | I considered I had had a sheltered upbringing — perhaps ‘ genteel ’ is nearer the mark — but she came from the world of country weekends , day and night nurseries , nannies , and never having to worry about where next week 's housekeeping money was coming from , or having to do the washing up . |
| 22 | AN AIDS victim won £3 1/2million damages — hours after she died from the disease . |
| 23 | The proceedings did not come to the defendant 's notice until after she returned from the United States . |
| 24 | After she retired from the headship of her department in 1920 she gave much time to various women 's groups and to societies for the promotion of women 's interests . |
| 25 | She had just reached the foot of the stairs when she saw Ben entering the yard ; and when she stepped from the doorway he called towards her , ‘ Been on a tour of inspection , then ? ’ |
| 26 | When she stepped from the car he had greeted her with careful formality and his manner had remained stiff and impersonal as they began the ride ; but she sensed a tension in him too and knew intuitively that it was not a lack of interest that kept his gaze averted from her . |
| 27 | When she stepped from the changing-room and walked to the poolside , however , she was greeted with the usual enthusiasm , especially from Belinda , who attached herself once again and trailed round the pool behind her , loudly voicing her admiration , and , to Rachel 's embarrassment , drawing attention to the new swimsuit . |
| 28 | When she returned from the kitchen he had made himself comfortable on the sofa . |
| 29 | When she returned from the shops , Mum told me to accompany her to the Captain 's to ask if we could have the Mission Hall for the wedding . |
| 30 | ‘ Nephthys found Nefi 's body early , when she returned from the house of her husband-to-be . |