Example sentences of "and she [vb past] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A muscle twitched in his cheek , and she waited in slight apprehension for an acid rejoinder , but he merely nodded towards the radio on the kitchen dresser . |
| 2 | Babushka grew tired and hungry and she looked in vain for the Christ Child . |
| 3 | He tapped the cheeks of her backside with the tip of the cane , and she shivered in fearful trepidation . |
| 4 | He was still asleep , and she lay in pleased contemplation of his face for several minutes . |
| 5 | As he 'd predicted , the slopes were indeed busy , and she watched in envious amazement as the experienced skiers zig-zagged their way down fearsome-looking runs , as brightly clad as butterflies and apparently just as agile . |
| 6 | They made love a third time before falling into an exhaustion that was beyond pleasure , their naked bodies sprawled together , arms and legs tangled , and when they woke up late the next day Damian made love to her again until her eyes closed and she shuddered in hot delirium against him . |
| 7 | Her voice was beginning to rise and she tried in vain to control it . |
| 8 | ‘ Void and null , ’ Ruth muttered under her breath and she tried in vain to move her ankle without pain . |