Example sentences of "she [verb] [adv] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She laid down the seed packets for emphasis . |
| 32 | Aunt Tossie had a faint dribble of desire at the corners of her mouth when , at length , she laid down the slate pencil and rose from her chair to face Mrs Geary , her companion in what was to be an immortal triumph : its finale that most acceptable of puddings before diets and regimens were conceived : a really beautiful Trifle . |
| 33 | She laid out a selection of records from Harry Roy through theatrical speechifying to the Beatles and Scott Joplin . |
| 34 | Her face pinched in disapproval , she laid out a dish of sliced cold beef , a platter of bread and butter , the remains of a pigeon pie and some cheeses . |
| 35 | She made up a poem for the diamond diamond jubilee . |
| 36 | In the morning , she made up a cot for Oreste , placing on the pillow a small felt rabbit Pilade had once loved . |
| 37 | She made quite a fuss . |
| 38 | She made out a Nativity , but it was wrong . |
| 39 | She made out the shape of Caro squatting in the armchair , rigidly still . |
| 40 | The bang came again but softer , and she made out the squeak of rusty hinges against the din of the stormy night . |
| 41 | But as she made out the figure who stood darkly outlined against the blaze of the picture window 's light , she stopped abruptly short . |
| 42 | The accent sounded mid-European and as Lee became more accustomed to the steam she made out the face of the owner of the voice . |
| 43 | Sometime she driveth o'er a soldier 's neck |
| 44 | Desperately she fought back the tears , not knowing why they had formed so swiftly . |
| 45 | For a moment , Donna felt tears welling up in her eyes but she fought back the pain , forced the thoughts away . |
| 46 | ‘ Hi , lover , ’ she said , her lips trembling as she fought back the urge to weep with happiness at his recovery . |
| 47 | Every day she fought back the waves of nausea in order to fulfil her public engagements . |
| 48 | She fought down a sob . |
| 49 | She fought down the lump in her throat , and summoned a smile as Rose came quickly forward , drawing the animal 's bark . |
| 50 | Angrily , she fought down the urge to turn , and kept her eye on the bead of light , willing the pathetic creature beyond to come to it . |
| 51 | She felt rage flood through her and she fought down the impulse to scream — that was just what he was waiting for . |
| 52 | At our own Festival she sold out a month before the performance . |
| 53 | Then she realised why the meeting had dragged on , when the matter under discussion could have been finalised in ten minutes : it was the morning 's work . |
| 54 | She got up early to muck him out and groom him and exercise him , and she babysat nearly every evening to keep him in good oats ( not Uncle Knacker 's ) and shoes , and when she saw the riders she was up against in the collecting ring , with their adoring parents and their fat cheque-books , it just made her all the more determined to beat them , because determination was all she had . |
| 55 | She processed down the aisle proceeded by a uniformed , white gloved bearer of the University mace and Tom Husband the V.C. Everybody 's head turned to see her . |
| 56 | She wiped away a tear that had crept unnoticed on to her cheek . |
| 57 | Quickly , she wiped away the tears . |
| 58 | As she wiped down the kitchen wall , she could see herself sitting on the half-buried block where she and her Dad used to picnic , watching the — |
| 59 | And if she had heard nothing of the gossip about his private life before she accepted him , certain ladies he had discarded , both married and single , took care that she overheard quite a lot now . |
| 60 | The warmth in his voice reached out to her , thawing the numb , frozen parts deep inside , and she choked back a sob . |