Example sentences of "[noun sg] she [vb past] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without so much as a backward glance she left the room , indignation clear in the rigidity of her spine as his mocking laugh rang out behind her . |
| 2 | On the southern side she saw the mandarin silks of the beginnings of civilisation and the huge courage of the Long March ; and on the other , to the north , the eternal silence of the greatest desolation . |
| 3 | When Leonora returned to the bedroom she found the bed turned down invitingly . |
| 4 | He asked about her journey , and sitting beside him in the car she recounted the mix-up over the sleeper numbers , enjoying , still , hearing herself speak French . |
| 5 | After jumping nimbly from the freight car she closed the door , picked up her holdall , and hurried towards the fence . |
| 6 | Somewhere in her mind she registered the fact it was still pumping . |
| 7 | Back at the hacienda she abandoned the horses and fled to her room , leaving the others to see to them and turn them into the enclosures . |
| 8 | She did what she could with her tousled mass of auburn curls , but when she twisted it into its usual topknot the starkness of the style served only to emphasise the weariness in her wide-set eyes , and with a little mutter of disgust she let the curls fall again , tumbling about her shoulders in riotous abandon . |
| 9 | At the second attempt she made the connection and heard the telephone begin to ring at the other end . |
| 10 | At first interview she said the strain of looking after her mother-in-law was considerable , that it was putting a strain on her marriage in that she and her husband were always quarrelling these days , and that she had got to the point when ‘ I feel I ca n't go on any longer ’ . |
| 11 | Gwendolen , thoroughly upset by the morning 's events but mindful of her appointment for dinner that evening , decided to slip into Mr Horrell 's , in order to purchase some of his advertised Special Skin Soap , In the doorway she met the subject of her dinner appointment himself . |
| 12 | One trembling finger traced them , as if in disbelief she sought the source of that blistering torch that had fired her through and through . |
| 13 | Anger was a luxury she lacked the energy for , right that minute . |
| 14 | In her last term she won the Miss Clark Lawrence Award for service to the school : a special award , not necessarily given , ‘ for anyone who has done things that otherwise might have gone unsung ’ . |
| 15 | With apparent concentration she circled the rim of her coffee cup with the tip of her finger . |
| 16 | In that moment of fear she remembered the Brownie Guide Law , which points out that ‘ a Brownie Guide thinks of others before herself and does a good turn every day . ’ |
| 17 | As soon as she had given the injection she massaged the area briskly to help the dispersal of the drug . |
| 18 | Until , under the mirror , after many a circle and feint , after many a playful retreat and renewed approach , Ivan at last cornered her , and even before he opened his mouth she felt the smell of fear from herself : her pores broke open , she stood there panting slightly , her hair rising on the back of her neck in terror , her heated skin covered in icy sweat : ‘ And when , ’ asked Ivan pleasantly , ‘ are you two going to make the announcement ? |
| 19 | Placing the doll on her lap she pulled the legs off . |
| 20 | When they broke for lunch she left the stage very quickly , anxious only to go back to her room . |
| 21 | During one fiery bout she ripped the telephone out of the wall and smashed it over his head . |
| 22 | For Purdy 's benefit she dropped the names of her most prestigious clients . |
| 23 | Framed in the narrow window she saw the landscape , lit and brilliant as the background of a painting . |
| 24 | Out of her window she watched the wind whisking fallen leaves along the gutter into pavement-high stacks of yellow and brown . |
| 25 | With deep foreboding she lifted the receiver . |
| 26 | As she stepped away from the wardrobe she felt the moisture between her legs . |
| 27 | In the passage she encountered the man who always smelt of meat on the turn . |
| 28 | After some reflection she removed the brooch , but retained the small , black stud ear-rings . |
| 29 | With a tiny sigh she crossed the room towards him and he drew her on to his lap , his arms tight about her . |
| 30 | The tools , pieces of wood , looked abandoned , dead , and with an impatient sigh she snapped the light off again . |