Example sentences of "she [verb] [pron] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She slanted him a scornful glance .
2 She flung him a savage little smile .
3 She met him a few days after she started the job .
4 He begged her not to miss the party they were invited to on his account , so she made him a hot drink , turned on the TV and , making no bones about it , said she would be back in the morning .
5 Going through to the kitchen , she made herself a hot drink , and carried it into the room where the fire was at last beginning to heat up the air a little .
6 Later she made herself a light salad for lunch and ate it on the terrace .
7 And Mrs Fawcett came rushing up to the hospital with the perfect solution : she lent me a battery-operated portable radio .
8 Perhaps if she asked him a simple , straightforward question she would receive a simple , straightforward answer in return .
9 Could she survive it a second time ?
10 She bore him a third son , but a difficult carriage and birth presaged troubles which eventually cost her her life in her forties .
11 Her hand came up and she caught him a stinging blow across the cheek , watching without a flicker as the mark turned first white , then red .
12 The last years of her life were divided between Bermuda and Plandome , Long Island , where she built herself an Italian-style villa and where she died 29 October 1924 .
13 She found him a new toothbrush in its unbroken wrap , and said , ‘ It 's a pity about Sir George .
14 They met ; he found her company agreeable , she found him a new slogan .
15 They talked over a meal that was prepared especially for her , and she found him a charming and entertaining companion .
16 At last , emerging into the street , she found herself a hundred yards behind John Harbour and Meredith .
17 Torn between tears and laughter , she found herself a clean dress and frilly hat in her locker and went into the showers .
18 She cast him a scathing look .
19 She darted him a quick smile .
20 When I tell her , she says what a wonderful Christian Pa is , by which , I imagine , she means his calmness in adversity .
21 Er what a lovely wife she says what a lovely man you are .
22 She says its a perfect evening .
23 She says its a fitting tribute .
24 She says its an English summer thing .
25 ‘ Did she give you a hard time ? ’
26 She closed the lid ; when the catch failed to operate , she slammed it a second time with a violence that made several of the slumberers lift their heads .
27 And being as usual in the mood to get things right she told her a Chinese dragon story .
28 So it 's very likely she told you a few fibs .
29 She told us a terrible story .
30 She threw him a cool look as she scooped the papers from his desk .
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