Example sentences of "and she [vb past] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he handed it to Therese and she saw a small , round-faced young woman with bright eyes , and fair hair and the beginning of a double chin . |
| 2 | The sea answered her voice , and she saw a great heave of water rise and fling itself over the dunes . |
| 3 | Carrie 's eyes opened reluctantly as he fumbled with her buttoned dress and she saw the small round damp spot on the ceiling . |
| 4 | As she went upstairs she saw him toss something in a little glass down his throat in one gulp and she saw the swollen nicotine-stained fingers and the watery bad-tempered eyes . |
| 5 | At the end of the summer , a beautiful girl passed , and she saw the tall weed , and plucked it and put it in her dress , where it blushed a glorious red and died content ; the weed on the bank saw it die , and laughed , and reflected that it would live till the next year . |
| 6 | His ribcage had lifted , expanding his chest , and she saw the dark golden hair running in a faint line down to his waist . |
| 7 | He lowered his head then and she saw the deep , intense passion in his eyes , felt the searing heat race through her body . |
| 8 | In the distance she heard the faint sounds of voices from the pool , and her dazed eyes rested on the green palm trees out on the terrace , while the dim light of the courtyard shut out the horrors of the morning , and she saw the gleaming white tower of a mosque against the deep sky and the far-off mountains , just as they had looked in the travel brochures . |
| 9 | He turned his head a little and she saw the blue glass flowering from his skull , its silken stamens drooping elegantly as he moved . |
| 10 | Then her vision cleared and she saw the familiar objects , the Aga and the gas stove with the nearby working surfaces , the table of polished oak in the middle of the room with its four elegantly crafted chairs , and at the far end Alice 's office with the walls covered with bookshelves and her desk piled with proofs . |
| 11 | ‘ I can imagine that , ’ said Catriona , and she saw the local , dark and quiet and fairly empty , and Forgue in his donkey jacket and tartan scarf listening to an old man talk about mining in Calgary . |
| 12 | A crash behind her made her turn and she saw the enraged old man had hurled his soup dish at the far wall where it hit the pretty paper and ran in thin trickles down onto the pale-grey carpet . |
| 13 | Since the baby 's birth and its mother 's death her whole view of life seemed to have changed abruptly , as though someone had shaken a giant kaleidoscope and she saw the whole world and herself in a different light . |
| 14 | She sat down beside him , instinctively putting her arm out to support him , but he jerked forward with a sharp gasp , and she saw the brown lines of dried blood across the back of his shirt . |
| 15 | And she saw the big staircases leading up to the libraries and the lecture halls . |
| 16 | ‘ That 's a relief , ’ he said , but he did n't sound relieved and she saw the sombre look in his eyes deepen . |
| 17 | ‘ Seven hundred years of British rule , ’ Kevin declared , and she saw the tight line of his mouth . |
| 18 | Her parents would as lief have me as Humphrey , and she 'd a good deal rather . ’ |
| 19 | She was a very little dolly bird you know and she looked a real Miss Trendsetter you know , in the mini dress you know . |
| 20 | Meredith 's breath had fogged the window and she rubbed a clear circle . |
| 21 | If Angela Brickell had seduced him — or the other way round — and she threatened a messy paternity suit … |
| 22 | Shortly afterwards , Sinitta and David split up and she signed a major recording deal which culminated in her single So Macho reaching number two in the charts , only missing the top spot because of Chris De Burgh 's Lady in Red . |
| 23 | Her imagination conjured up an erotically vivid picture and she knew a hectic flush had risen to her cheeks . |
| 24 | He lay beside her and she knew a primal terror , old as hills — older far than the Scarabae . |
| 25 | It was almost the first news story she had taken over the newsroom headphones and she knew the absolute importance of accuracy . |
| 26 | The tree had been another meeting place of their childhood , and she knew the flaky bark and cracked pavement by heart . |
| 27 | A muscle twitched in his cheek , and she felt a strange sense of regret . |
| 28 | The voice coming from behind her sent Lindsey whirling to face Niall , and she felt a ridiculous surge of relief run through her as he walked , smiling , into the cabin . |
| 29 | No clue , that was , other than what her heart told her , and as Tom entered the room once more , his eyes coming straight to meet her own , her spirits lifted again and she felt a mysterious sense of rightness about it all . |
| 30 | The space beside her was empty , and she felt a keen sense of loss that was instantly alleviated when the door opened and Michele came in , carrying a breakfast-tray . |