Example sentences of "a [noun] [vb past] she [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What kind of a lecher did she think he was ? |
| 2 | Not for a second did she doubt the truth of what he was saying , but to gain time she licked her dry lips and croaked : |
| 3 | A screech made her look up . |
| 4 | But but how many hours a day did she work there ? |
| 5 | Even the thought of such a thing made her shudder . |
| 6 | The only reality of the event had been her mother 's reaction , which was silent , grim , and grudging to the last ; not a tear did she shed , and after the funeral , as she turned away from the graveside and started to walk slowly through the cemetery mud she set her mouth in that prophetic way , and straightened her thick body , and then , as she passed a gravestone announcing that death is but a separation , she opened her mouth and said , " Well , he 's gone , and I ca n't say I 'm sorry . " |
| 7 | All day she walked , and never a soul did she see , let alone the way to the sea-king 's palace . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , Chris , ’ she whispered as the beginnings of an orgasm made her shudder . |