Example sentences of "she [adv] [vb past] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some sources claim the fifth month , May , was named for her , and that she latterly came to oversee the transit of the newly dead to the Afterlife . |
| 2 | Her feet felt like leaden weights , but she eventually managed to take a step , and then another , one hand held out in front of her to feel for the bed . |
| 3 | She eventually managed to get the salmon to the bank , and it turned on its side amongst the stones , gasping . |
| 4 | She eventually managed to raise the alarm by crawling out on to the road and stopping a passer-by . |
| 5 | As he repositioned the pins , she suddenly decided to take the opportunity to mention Constance and her plans for her . |
| 6 | She much preferred to take a cab in to the centre of town when she was on these assignments . |
| 7 | She merely had to change the venue slightly . |
| 8 | She only managed to hail a taxi after fifteen minutes of running , and when she did she was almost afraid that he would not drive her because of her soaked condition , but , after a stream of highly ominous muttering in French , he finally let her in . |
| 9 | Then she had to imagine switching on the light in that cupboard under the stairs and taking a couple of steps forward so that she was just inside — but with the door open to the hall and with the knowledge that she only had to take a single large step back to be out there again . |
| 10 | She only had to have the usual amount of arms and legs and to be able to see where she was going . |
| 11 | She only had to shake a hand to increase the revenue and bring more publicity to the organization than any amount of money could buy . |
| 12 | In one case the author was involved in , the widow ( after the deed of variation ) was able to convince the CTO that she only considered making the gifts back after a cocktail party she attended and at which the topic of conversation was inheritance tax . |
| 13 | The rain had subsided by the time she was ready to set out , so she only needed to knot a sweater round her shoulders . |
| 14 | Claudine did n't seem to know that this was a cruel dig at Jenna ; she only appeared to note the word ‘ beautiful ’ , and with that her interest faded , her eyes going back to Alain . |
| 15 | ‘ If you promise not to tell anyone , ’ Margaret said , when she finally got to see a doctor , ‘ I nearly had it done the old way , you know , with a knitting needle , then I lost my nerve . ’ |
| 16 | Despite being repeatedly arrested and brought back home , bruised and beaten by the police , she finally got to see the King by throwing herself into the road in front of the Royal car . |
| 17 | With a lot of effort she finally managed to close the left-hand door and bolt it into place , then pushed the arm against the dead man 's chest and forced the other door over , sliding the remains of a file through two loops where the handles had once been to keep it shut . |
| 18 | Taggy said tearfully , as she nevertheless assisted to fold the clothes that had been washed and pressed , ready to pack . |
| 19 | Somehow she doubted whether sharing with Sandra the fact that she already did regret the day she 'd first laid eyes on Matthew would be helpful to anyone . |
| 20 | ‘ She desperately wanted to play the wife role and would spend an afternoon cooking a beautiful meal for him and he would arrive with an expensive bottle of wine and they 'd settle down for a cosy evening . ’ |
| 21 | Alan was in London talking business with his agent , Audrey Ellison , when she just happened to mention a letter she had received from a friend in Budapest about a young pianist who was about to be hauled into the Hungarian army to do his national service . |
| 22 | She just wanted to cause a nice little miscarriage , did she ? |
| 23 | She just wanted to have a look . |
| 24 | Gwendoline Mary Lacy a sneak , all because she just wanted to drop a kindly hint , Gwendoline did n't no what to say she felt as if she 'd like to burst into tears , but Miss Potts always got very impatient with girls who did that . |
| 25 | ‘ But she could n't stand to see us worry , could n't stand the expressions on our faces as we gathered round the bed , so she just decided to put a brave face on it . |
| 26 | She was not one for showing off , she just liked to do the washing up and be there and look after everybody . |
| 27 | She scarcely needed to stun the bees with smoke from smouldering moss or puffballs , to wrap and lift the skeps unstung . |
| 28 | She was better the following day , however , entirely recovered , it seemed , and when , from the balcony , she caught sight of him skulking , she quickly volunteered to fetch the dish Sabina had prepared from the oven in the piazza . |
| 29 | She always expected to find a rival ; but there was no rival , unless you count Emma Bovary . |
| 30 | But it seemed that Sister Benedicta must sin a lot because she always seemed to get the dirty jobs . |