Example sentences of "[noun sg] she [vb past] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | About fifty metres from the car she discovered a passageway which sliced between the terraces . |
| 2 | As an undergraduate she wrote a novel , The World at Eighteen ( 1907 ) , and she became actively involved in the constitutional wing of the women 's suffrage movement , led by ( Dame ) Millicent Fawcett [ q.v . ] . |
| 3 | Hell , it was n't her fault she had a scoundrel for a grandson . |
| 4 | As she looked in the doorway she noticed a man standing there . |
| 5 | In the spring she planted a garden of remembrance round the grave using all the flowers her mother had loved . |
| 6 | At the Queen Street entrance she caught a glimpse of a red-clad figure running as fast as her legs would carry her to keep up with the woman who was taking her away . |
| 7 | On a particularly difficult issue she had a habit of canvassing everyone privately , except the person directly involved , so that when the matter was finally aired she would already be in command of all views . |
| 8 | Rachel was about to protest — this sounded like dangerous ground — but somehow it seemed the lesser of two evils and as she turned the key in the ignition she felt a flutter of excitement and she knew , deep down , that she wanted to go with him . |
| 9 | For a second she felt a frisson of fear . |
| 10 | For a second she saw a man on top of the rock , then she could not see him behind the waves . |
| 11 | Next second she gave a gasp , and beckoned Shirley to hurry . |
| 12 | Next second she gave a scream of rage as she was hooked by an eleven-year-old cousin , who then proceeded to whip the ball away down field . |
| 13 | Er this fellow come up fair blue devil go drinking , er he had n't a , he had n't , she had n't his tea ready and he lifted the kettle and he hit her in the mouth with it and oh boy oh boy she 'd a mouth like dixie lid . |
| 14 | With a weary sigh she rubbed a hand over her eyes . |
| 15 | With a muffled sigh she slid a hand behind his head to sink her fingers into his thick hair , while they exchanged a kiss that started a fire to rival the one that warmed them . |
| 16 | Near the bar she caught a glimpse of Marcus 's round head and began to make her way towards him . |
| 17 | She asked for an orange juice , and while he was at the bar she found a table in the window . |
| 18 | When she come round the middle girl she brought a friend with her and Ashley was with us so we ran down the dyke |
| 19 | At a turn in the corridor she saw a picture she remembered , a ship at sea , and under the waves a chariot racing from a previous painting . |
| 20 | Once inside in the long , dimly-lit corridor she withdrew a photostat copy of the invoice from her pocket and handed it to him . |
| 21 | After marriage she took a break while her two children were small , returning later to a fresh specialisation as Research Fellow at St. Mark 's Hospital , London ( gastroenterological/ coloproctological diseases ) She has M.R.C.P. ( London ) 1950 and D.M. 1971 . |
| 22 | The first voice made a request for permission to use the campsite area for a group of boys during the next school break , and after stopping the machine she made a note of the name and address to which she would send confirmation . |
| 23 | We had that well she 's claiming for loss of earnings , think she 's broke a leg , we do n't know were n't allowed to take a photo bike she had a brand new . |
| 24 | She wore the " uniform " of a house congaie — a long black skirt and a white blouse-cloth tied in the small of her back to leave her arms and shoulders bare ; on her dark hair she wore a scrap of cloth , also of white . |
| 25 | It was a movement she 'd made a million times before , yet as soon as her fingers came into contact with his thick , silky hair she felt a jolt as though an electric current had shot right through her , making her start back in surprise . |
| 26 | Yet Batty noticed that in spite of her reserve she had a way of inspiring people to do things for her . |
| 27 | To finish off the story she married a millionaire in Tennessee , so she 's OK . ’ |
| 28 | In half an hour she felt a lot better , but I knew now it would be my job to see her safely down to the hut . |
| 29 | Well we were trying to remember the lines to that and she came in and for about half an hour she gave a rendition . |
| 30 | got an advantage she got a fax at home |