Example sentences of "she rose from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Assume it 's okay , ’ and she rose from the table and went upstairs . |
| 2 | She rose from her seat and swiped the dog a hefty blow across its snout . |
| 3 | She rose from the stiff armchair . |
| 4 | At the end of the song she rose from the couch and went to the door , hesitated , did not open it , and then returned to the window-seat . |
| 5 | She rose from the chair , muttering to herself , ‘ Oh dear ! ’ because she knew she would have to make her way to the closet at the far end of the house . |
| 6 | Philippa went first , kicking off her sandals as she rose from her beanbag . |
| 7 | After they had gone , and the tea-things had been removed , she rose from her place and walked up and down . |
| 8 | ‘ Aye — ’ she rose from the chair , went to a basket at the side of the hearth and , taking up a log , she almost flung it on the fire , and as she dusted her hands she ended , ‘ that 's what she tells me . |
| 9 | Suddenly she rose from the post , some 250 feet from me , and with a dozen or so leisurely beats of her magnificent wings she was angling in to land on my glove and devour her prize ! |
| 10 | As she rose from her knees Aggie said , ‘ Who 's Mrs Melburn ? ’ |
| 11 | She rose from her chair . |
| 12 | She rose from the table . |
| 13 | She rose from the bed and stared at her reflection in the speckled mirror on the wall . |
| 14 | She rose from the table . |
| 15 | So they risked all , and late one night when she heard a low whistle she rose from her straw pallet in the lower scullery and crept out of the house ; and when Tristram had climbed over the wall , she gave herself to him there on the midnight grass with the summer moon blazing down through the trees and the scent of honey wafting up from the silent hives . |
| 16 | When he did n't answer , she rose from her seat and walked from the room , giving the door a satisfying slam as she closed it . |
| 17 | ‘ The drug 's taken effect at last , ’ Nancy said to herself as she rose from her position beside the bed . |
| 18 | She rose from the bed where she had spread out the rosettes , strode to the window and stared down into the garden . |
| 19 | She rose from the settle . |
| 20 | She rose from the furry white armchair which he was sure was her choice . |
| 21 | When she heard the front door shut behind him and Penman 's footsteps retreating , she rose from her chair and began to walk slowly about the room , touching the sofas and lamps and tables . |
| 22 | She rose from behind the desk , her face full of surprise . |
| 23 | Alice had the impression , as she rose from her chair , that again Felicity was dark and hag-like , her eyes glittering from a wigwam of jet-black hair . |
| 24 | At last she rose from the water , wrapping a towel about her damp body as she walked to her room , mentally weighed down by her thoughts , and physically wearied , too . |
| 25 | Shannon patted her shoulder comfortingly as she rose from the chair . |
| 26 | She rose from her chair with a skiff of nylon upon nylon and an aroma of strong perfume . |
| 27 | She rose from her chair at the little antique bureau which stood in the attic window space , bent down and fumbled for the catch of the secret drawer which she had found there . |
| 28 | She rose from the chair . |
| 29 | And when the Virgin Mary died she rose from the dead too ; not just her soul went up to heaven , but her body too . ’ |
| 30 | The lines of bitterness seemed more pronounced than ever as she rose from her chair and crossed to the door . |