Example sentences of "she emerged from " in BNC.

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1 He preferred the shore , where the long vistas of rocks with their thick coverings of seaweed appeared to him as the heads of ‘ black phantoms emerging from the underworld , ’ and the grottos were full of strange brilliantly coloured rocks and polished white beds of gravel which seemed about ‘ to receive the water-nymph when she emerged from the waves ’ .
2 She emerged from behind the screen and walked over to the dressing-table , brushing gently against Thiercelin as she did so .
3 Now she emerged from the tall forest of filing shelves , a middle-aged woman wearing a look of tremulous satisfaction .
4 I did not find out how much she sold the garments for because she left me standing outside , but she always looked pleased when she emerged from these visits .
5 When Schiffer arrived at the Academy Awards to mark her debut as Revlon 's new star , she emerged from a double stretch limo , accompanied by suitable escort , Dan Moriarty , Revlon 's vice-president .
6 She emerged from her apartment preceded by officers of the household and as she went along ‘ spoke very graciously , first to one , then to another , whether foreign ministers , or those who attended for different reasons ’ .
7 Bertha Cohen asked as she emerged from the kitchen .
8 When she emerged from the tunnel , she was hemmed in on either side by wooden fences .
9 Surely the news could n't travel so fast ; but even as she emerged from the restaurant , the night manager was hovering in the foyer with a vague , Oh-shit-don't-tell-me look on his face .
10 She emerged from the War of the Grand Alliance in 1697 as the greatest of European naval powers ; and this position she never lost .
11 Mrs McMahon called in astonishment as she emerged from the lounge .
12 She emerged from the confines of the turtle-neck , and turned quickly , shaking her hair into place , her lips parting in a smile — And stopped right there .
13 As she emerged from the main cabin and looked about her , Robbie discovered that these were very definitely not last night 's surroundings .
14 He had already eaten breakfast when she emerged from her cabin .
15 But of Doreen there was no sign — at least not until they went inside and she emerged from her bedroom , where she had been weeping .
16 ‘ No one 's taking the poor girl anywhere , ’ declared Dolly firmly as she emerged from the room to confront Boz .
17 She emerged from the centre of the earth , surrounded by black dogs .
18 Contrary to all expectations , ten minutes later she was seated at the washbasin , and forty minutes after that she emerged from the salon feeling refreshed and certainly different .
19 While she changed , she could hear the others laughing and singing and when she emerged from the changing-room she found them all in the foyer waiting for her to emerge .
20 Some three quarters of an hour later she emerged from the bathroom , feeling refreshed and invigorated .
21 She emerged from the shower , feeling greatly refreshed .
22 As she emerged from the kitchen , he noticed a look of disapproval on her face which provoked him to anger .
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