Example sentences of "she [verb] [prep] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She skidded on a little way , then side-slipped back towards him . |
| 2 | Mr Barker said he had n't insisted that the customer should produce a banker 's card because she lived within a few doors of the shop . |
| 3 | It was n't until she got within a few yards of him that he realized it was Maisie . |
| 4 | She passed within a few feet of an arrow slit from which a light showed , but she was too far away to see into the room where the verderers were . |
| 5 | Unmarried , she lives in a former doctor 's surgery in Crook which doubles as the constituency office . |
| 6 | She might have guessed that as soon as she tried for a little peace and quiet the whole place would be inundated with callers . |
| 7 | She drove for a few minutes in silence , then she said , ‘ You know what I 'm going back to ? ’ |
| 8 | As she came within a few yards of it , however , a shudder passed down its spine , and it rolled over , showing its face to the sleet . |
| 9 | ‘ She wakes for a few minutes and then is unconscious for several hours , ’ said a police spokesman . |
| 10 | ‘ If you were happy together , why should she mind about a few snubs from social snobs who barred you from their visiting-lists for such a reason ? |
| 11 | She started with a few pounds , about four thousand pounds which she managed to wangle from the local bank manager , a great vision , an enthusiasm but very little experience . |
| 12 | She took in a few deep breaths , like a singer preparing for a song . |
| 13 | Finding she could n't push the pram up the slope , she thought for a few seconds and then tried to pull it up . |
| 14 | In 1852 he moved with his mother to Sheffield , where she died after a few months . |
| 15 | Mother had been taken ill suddenly and at once removed to hospital , where she died within a few days . |
| 16 | She struggled for a few moments until , overcome apparently by shock , she lost consciousness . |
| 17 | Kahlo 's adoption of Tehuana dress , while being an attractive disguise of what she saw as a less than perfect body , asserted both a feminist and an anti-colonialist position . |
| 18 | She lay for a few moments watching the patterns it made on the ceiling . |
| 19 | She leaned for a few minutes on the stone parapet overlooking the river , shading her eyes against the glitter of sunlight on the water and feeling its warmth soaking into her bones , before crossing the road and plunging into the narrow streets of the old town . |
| 20 | If she walks within a few hundred yards of this building , she will see young people , whom the Government have deprived of benefit , sleeping rough and begging on the streets because of the total indifference of people such as the hon. Lady and Conservative Members . |
| 21 | She paused for a few thoughtful moments , then said quietly , ‘ I ca n't help wondering about the next owner . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ It 's good , ’ she said after a few moments . |
| 23 | ‘ Ah , it 's you , is it , Edgar Linton ? ’ she said after a few moments . |
| 24 | ‘ Mm , that 's better ! ’ she said after a few mouthfuls . |
| 25 | Torn in two by indecision , she reflected for a few moments , then said slowly , ‘ If it comes to choosing between Ian and a monkey , then Ian wins hands down . |
| 26 | She left after a few months and had a home tutor . |
| 27 | She stood for a few moments catching her breath , then continued through to the kitchen . |
| 28 | Melissa found its clean , uncluttered lines at once calming and uplifting , and she stood for a few moments just inside the door , absorbing the tranquil atmosphere . |
| 29 | She barely noticed it at all as she stood for a few seconds in front of the mirror and pulled the comb through her hair . |
| 30 | He looked expectantly at Sarah , but she sat for a few seconds before speaking . |