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

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1 On the grounds that James IV 's will had nominated her for the regency only if she remained a widow , the Scottish Estates sent for the Duke of Albany , descendant of that Stewart who had plagued James III .
2 She works fast , adding one strip to the rim of the hardening strip below until she has built a small bottle , complete with an elegant out-turned lip to its mouth .
3 She might be but er she 'd got the same red skirt on as she had she were wearing when we were there !
4 Her plan was really just to find the place , then go away and have tea somewhere while she waited for him .
5 And also can you put Rebecca 's tracksuit on cos she 's got quite a grubby frock on , so you might as well put her jogsuit on as well .
6 Esther could not have planned that particular episode better if she had intended it .
7 She 'll stay with me while I swim , then we 'll take a cup of tea together before she goes — ’
8 She felt fitzAlan glance down as she spoke and carefully kept her eyes lowered , not risking even a brief look at the pedlar .
9 Mrs Green was bludgeoned to death with 16 blows of a lump hammer shortly after she returned from working a night shift at a local hospital .
10 Blood gushed from a wound on her temple , running down into her eyes , but she saw Nahum Morey 's fatal collapse just before she crumpled into unconsciousness at the foot of the stairs .
11 Mrs Green had been bludgeoned to death with 16 blows of a lump hammer soon after she returned from working a night shift at a local hospital .
12 However , legal action was far from 26-year-old Shaunagh 's mind yesterday as she sipped a lager and kept the Maltsters Arms running smoothly .
13 Rain heard her flow of talk about the journey from Nice break off as she noticed the view from the window , an oppressive sky , a turbulent sea .
14 THE father of human torch victim Suzanne Capper spoke of his grief yesterday after she lost her fight for life .
15 Former headmistress Mary Liverseed held a party for friends at her Billingham home when she celebrated her 101st birthday on Saturday .
16 A SOBBING mother cursed her daughter 's killer yesterday as she collapsed at the graveside of pop fan Helen Gorrie .
17 Funny girl Pamela Stephenson looked like she 'd joined the smile-high club yesterday as she jetted into Britain with pop star George Michael .
18 Krugier has been Marina Picasso 's adviser ever since she came into her inheritance and he helped her choose her works from Picasso 's estate .
19 Accordingly , the policy of dismissing a woman employee solely because she had attained the qualifying age for a state pension which was lower than that for a man constituted discrimination contrary to the Council Directive .
20 There was a certain speculation in her glance now when she looked at him ; she listened when he advised her on her investment portfolio , and — increasingly — she took his advice .
21 Dido 's sobbing for her old lover even as she lies in the arms of her new one — this melancholy , which Virgil , and following him Hardy , responded to with such sympathy , is for Pound deathly , it precludes the genuinely ‘ new ’ , which he urgently wants to find and to celebrate .
22 Until at last there was only one Callanish eagle left , a juvenile whom the others had sought to protect and so had prevented from joining in the fighting even though she had wanted to .
23 And there was more heartbreak ahead when she gave birth to a brain damaged son .
24 One thing was certain — she was n't staying in this building one instant longer than she had to .
25 ‘ What 's wrong with her ? ’ asked Juliet , remembering the thin , dark-haired woman who had arrived on a stretcher just before she went for her coffee break .
26 Trying to isolate a cow just as she starts to calve is the worst solution possible .
27 She left the other kipper for Oliver , but decided that she would wait a bit longer before she went to fetch him .
28 The wife is no less entitled to share in the family income just because she has assumed responsibilities in the ‘ non-profit ’ segment .
29 ‘ Just the one ? ’ he asked easily , taking up her case just as she reached for it .
30 Maura had seen the hammer descend on to the cartridge just as she heard Roy 's voice come from the house .
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