Example sentences of "she [verb] [pron] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What 's more … ’ she seated herself in one of the button-back chairs ‘ … |
| 2 | She made it in four , her hair still wet from the shower , wearing jeans and a T-shirt beneath the white coat she had hastily thrown on . |
| 3 | All in all she got herself in such a state that it was a distinct let-down when she was met by Mike Booker , the team manager , although why she should have thought that the reigning world champion would bother to come and meet a flight at Nice airport was a question she was n't too happy to answer . |
| 4 | She got herself in big trouble ! |
| 5 | How , she asked herself in those early days , has it come about that I , daughter to a humble carpenter and a washerwoman , have become the companion and confidante of her who is close to the throne , who is sister-in-law to him who will one day be King of England ? |
| 6 | She helped him in other ways also — she was a chauffeuse on occasions , tended him when he was ill , and sometimes acted as a secretary . |
| 7 | Her simple cosmetic operations completed , she dresses herself in opaque green tights , a wide brown tweed skirt and a thick sweater loosely knitted in muted shades of orange , green and brown . |
| 8 | And now she caught him in another gesture , but a surreptitious one this time — the quick shooting of a cuff to glance at his watch . |
| 9 | Aye , but you know like you se she mentioned one in particular , like |
| 10 | Here is the modest parish church of St Mary : the date of its founding is obscure , but a panel over the porch records that the building was restored by Lady Anne Clifford in 1663 after she found it in ruinous condition . |
| 11 | Now the old problem arose again : she found herself in new places and she was more interested in exploring them thoroughly than she was in the chick , even though she was at flying weight . |
| 12 | After winning the Kathleen Ferrier Memorial Prize in 1964 , she found herself in great demand abroad as well as at home , and sang in the first performance of Handel 's Messiah in Israel . |
| 13 | She cradled herself in crossed arms . |
| 14 | The flat seemed cold and empty when she let herself in several hours later , and discovering a message from Kelly on the answering-machine brought no respite from the depression which had settled over her like a heavy black cloud . |
| 15 | ‘ And does she do anything in particular , this Janice ? |
| 16 | Given that she 'd nothing in particular to gain , the chances seemed to favour the first of these options . |
| 17 | Never again would she land herself in such a mess . |
| 18 | She rearranged herself in another pose , her legs curled under her like cat . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'll sign the agreement , ’ she told him in clipped tones . |
| 20 | She had a little flat in the Falls , a house she shared with girlfriends , her family home being in a village outside Derry , and she told him in blunt terms that she had n't seen enough of him at it for too damn long , at it or anywhere else . |
| 21 | She guessed someone in Special Branch or the intelligence services had objected to her enquiries and that Spittals or the commander had simply capitulated . |
| 22 | She dug it in deeper and it gave a horrific screech . |
| 23 | JEREMY Irons says his wife does n't worry when she sees him in sexy scenes on the big screen because she knows he 's not that good . |
| 24 | She sees everything in soft focus but feels nothing . |
| 25 | She sees everything in soft focus , but feels nothing . |
| 26 | She was familiar enough with the garden by this time to return in only a few minutes with sheafs of colourful tropical blooms , and she arranged them in two big vases to make riotously informal bunches of colour that lacked classical form but would , she hoped , be pleasing to Faye 's artistic eye . |
| 27 | oh why , she get you in more trouble or something ? |
| 28 | at that church one she has learnt so much erm I mean this to speak French , now she speaking it in three weeks ! |
| 29 | Could she face it in any case without showing the bitterness ? |
| 30 | She watched him in reluctant fascination as he put to her , ‘ When it comes to being irresponsible , your brother , I 'm afraid , has already proved himself to be in the top league . ’ |