Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] she [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To her horror she felt the sting of tears in her eyes and looked away again , refusing to let him see her moment of weakness . |
| 2 | She reached out and laid her hand on his arm , and beneath her fingers she felt the corded muscle clench . |
| 3 | When staff took up her cases she got the money to which she was entitled . |
| 4 | For in her heart she trusted the powers of Callanish that had spoken to her and she believed the day would come when he would go free . |
| 5 | With the tip of her swab she indicated the figure of an infant sliding on the ice with hands trepidatiously grasping a chair . |
| 6 | Clenching her teeth she pulled the door behind her , heard the sharp click of the Yale lock that shut her out . |
| 7 | Somewhere in her mind she registered the fact it was still pumping . |
| 8 | Around her neck she wore the famous ‘ Regent ’ , the diamond beyond compare in its beauty which is part of the Crown jewels , while on her head sparkled a magnificent tiara . |
| 9 | The moment the words left her lips she saw the trap , but it was too late . |
| 10 | On her lips she tasted the dust raised by the horses ' hooves and the wheels of the carriage . |
| 11 | losing her eyes she felt the warmth spreading throughout her body , relaxing her . |
| 12 | She lowered herself until she was crouched above his thighs ; slipping her hand between her legs she manoeuvred the tip of his cue into the moist entrance of her sensuous channel . |
| 13 | Back in her bedroom she settled the little dog beside the still-warm hot-water bottle in her own bed . |
| 14 | With her heart in her mouth she entered the imposing portals of Mon Ré , and rang the bell . |
| 15 | Out of her window she watched the wind whisking fallen leaves along the gutter into pavement-high stacks of yellow and brown . |
| 16 | Placing the doll on her lap she pulled the legs off . |
| 17 | Until her marriage she supported the family by a constant stream of magazine stories , her only object , as she said herself , being remuneration . |
| 18 | On her return she laid the cloth , collected the knives and plates , sounded the gong for breakfast . |
| 19 | To her delight she discovered the perfect wedding present , a set of sheets and matching pillowcases , all edged with lace and stitched with rosebuds . |
| 20 | From the corner of her eye she saw the security guards wrestle him to the ground . |
| 21 | As her theme she adopted the message of the Law Society of Scotlands TV ads starring Russell Hunter — It 's never to early to consult your solicitor ! |
| 22 | And with the slightest bend of her head she indicated the Zoo around them beyond the Cages and all the incarcerated creatures it contained . |
| 23 | When she turned her head she saw the calm face of a man , a gentle man , a debonair man , a wandering but caring man . |
| 24 | She found she could sit at work in the Rose Bowl , her hands occupied as they were now , while in her head she relived the moments she had spent with Luke ; his hands caressing her ; his mouth on hers . |
| 25 | He looked up as she came in and to her irritation she saw the amusement was back in his eyes . |
| 26 | Looking at the messages which had accumulated in her absence she saw the folly of rushing off to Oxford so close to the start of term and felt faintly annoyed with herself . |
| 27 | Through her reins she felt the horse cock his jaw in the hope he could take hold completely , but having sat enough ‘ bolts ’ on both Buttons and Paintbox , Artemis was wise to this , and she quickly shortened up her reins and then relaxed them , confusing the horse quite deliberately . |
| 28 | With a flick of her finger she restored the silence . |
| 29 | For from her mirror she saw the driver 's door of the Mercedes open and a tall , aristocratic man step out . |
| 30 | For once in her life she left the loft with the lights on and the hatch open . |