Example sentences of "[subord] she [verb] them [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old memories were stuffed back into the dark , locked cupboard at the very back of her mind , where she kept them safely shut away . |
| 2 | Although she put them firmly into the category of ‘ workers ’ , rather than ‘ idlers ’ , and therefore to be praised , they were not quite on a par with the Welsh factory workers , or designers ; nonetheless they stood on a higher plane than accountants , clerks or corporate planners . |
| 3 | Only those thoughts were too uncomfortable to contemplate so she pushed them back into her mind . |
| 4 | His words gave her a slight shock as they sent tingles of pleasure through her , but she knew she must not allow them to go to her head , so she pushed them aside as she uttered a light laugh and said , ‘ Me — an angel ? |
| 5 | They were not yet dry but she had no others apart from her best ones , so she pulled them on over the warm , dry woollen stockings into which she had changed upon coming in from the buildings . |
| 6 | The cotton bra and briefs were a perfect fit , as were the pink shirt and the rather worn jeans , but there was no blinding flash of enlightenment once she had them on . |
| 7 | As a general rule Robbie gave people the benefit of the doubt , until she knew them better . |
| 8 | His tongue teased at her lips until she opened them helplessly , allowing him to deepen the kiss , his tongue stroking hers in an act of burning sexuality that had her sagging against him . |
| 9 | Supposing she let them down after dear Franz Busacher had connived and wheedled to make her acceptable to Gesner ? |
| 10 | do you want some posters for Gordon and Adam , well I can only lend you a couple of ones , but those might do if she turns them over |
| 11 | When she had gone Scarlet began to peel courgettes , worrying the while whether she was not doing so prematurely : if she left them thus denuded , exposed to the air , they would discolour , while if she immersed them in water , their vitamin C content would dissipate . |
| 12 | Yes please I 'll ask Mum if she wants them actually . |
| 13 | Luke would never forgive her if she gave them away with some unwitting comment . |
| 14 | They were about ten hours in front and if she rang them now it would be the middle of the night . |
| 15 | If she strapped them up they stuck out like a shelf , and ached . |
| 16 | If she strapped them down to make herself look boyish they just stuck out a foot farther down , and ached . |
| 17 | He explained that in allowing herself to cry she was showing a normal reaction to her loss and that this would lead to earlier resolution of her feelings than if she bottled them up . |
| 18 | ‘ Then I 'd say perhaps Harry 's sunglasses and pen and belt were with Angela Brickell because she took them there herself . ’ |
| 19 | It was as if , because she bore them so much love , the actions of her children had the power to anaesthetize some of her most cherished convictions . |
| 20 | Phoebe wrapped Maggie in her towel and called Rachel to come and hold her while she found them both some clothes . |
| 21 | But even when she whispered them aloud the words had a hollow ring . |
| 22 | Diana found it a place of ‘ dead energy ’ and grew to despise the smooth evasions and subtle equivocations employed by courtiers , particularly when she asked them directly about her fiancé 's former relationship with Camilla Parker-Bowles . |
| 23 | And then one pair were , did n't fit right when she got them home , so , I 've took them back and , got another pair . |
| 24 | When she rubbed them clear he was no longer there . |
| 25 | When she brought them away again , the dress fell like a curtain , revealing a strong body , broad shouldered but with slender hips and delicate breasts . |
| 26 | Perhaps she even makes more errors in a test than in continuous writing , because not having any context for the words , she is unable to check them for meaning when she reads them over . |
| 27 | One reason for this is that many people have a fear which they can not conceal of anything or anybody who reminds them of death ; knowing that contact with a grieving widow will exacerbate these fears they tend , after expressing their sympathy by word or letter , and sending flowers to the funeral , to withdraw to a safe distance ‘ to give her time to get over it ’ just when she needs them most . |
| 28 | Looked like a cat when she stencilled them in . |
| 29 | She closed her eyes and kept them closed for quite a while , and when she opened them again it seemed as though she had gathered herself together . |
| 30 | When she opened them again , Fincara was there , as silently as if the blackness had merely thickened into shape . |