Example sentences of "she [vb past] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In lieu of speech she made only a strange croaking sound . |
| 2 | She cobbled together a rough draft and then rewrote it , trying to remove the more ostentatious signs of plagiarism . |
| 3 | Most of them had never been before and was scared , she got just a little bit of water in her mouth and she thought she was drowning but instead of saying drowning she said to me , ‘ I drownded ’ . |
| 4 | While they were steaming on top of the savoury liquid she whipped up a small quantity of French dressing , sprinkled it on shredded lettuce and tomato slices , then added grated cheese and made some sandwiches . |
| 5 | Joyce went on the stage in 1939 — by accident rather than design — and during the next forty years she became both an international entertainer and a national treasure . |
| 6 | Elisabeth 's throat had gone into spasm and as she fought to inhale draughts of air she produced only a chilling , inhuman stertorousness . |
| 7 | ‘ We had a photographer here , once , from a colour supplement , ’ Finn told Melanie one morning as she exclaimed over a fresh assortment of jumping-jacks ( soldiers in red jackets , each sporting a row of meticulously painted medals ) that they were too good for children . |
| 8 | Here , taking a milk measure from a marble slab , she bent over a big brown earthenware jar , took off the wooden lid , dipped in the measure and scooped up some clean water , which she handed to the child , saying , ‘ Drink that . ’ |
| 9 | From somewhere she dredged up a brilliant smile , still angry she had allowed this aggravating man to get beneath her defences . |
| 10 | She sucked in a deep breath then looked up , squeezing her eyelids tightly together as if to clear the fuzziness which clouded her vision . |
| 11 | Julie 's hand was shaking as she pushed the key into the ignition but she sucked in a deep breath and started the car , checking her rear-view mirror both for approaching traffic and , more particularly , for that Granada . |
| 12 | She sucked in a deep breath . |
| 13 | Her heart gave a strange flip inside her ribcage , and she sucked in a deep breath to steady herself . |
| 14 | A board creaked beneath her feet and she sucked in a startled breath . |
| 15 | She sucked in a huge breath , then let it out slowly again . |
| 16 | She sucked in a steadying gulp of air , letting it go with little huffing sounds before she walked on and turned into the lane . |
| 17 | ‘ Dëkuji , ’ she tried out a Czech thank-you to the man on Reception who sold her a stamp for three crowns and assured her her card would catch that day 's post . |
| 18 | She wrung out a real tear or two . |
| 19 | She found quite a rare one just as she reached the other edge of the wood . |
| 20 | This was the business end of her trip but before she started she wandered along a crowded beach , taking photographs of the sands , waterskiers and windsurfers , the tree-lined promenade and the backdrop of mountains beyond . |
| 21 | His mouth was hot as it explored her lips , his teeth nipping at her lower lip , sending exquisite frissons along her nerves until she let out a small gasp . |
| 22 | She let out a ragged sigh of resignation and wiped her hands down her shorts . |
| 23 | Jessica grabbed his bursting penis and almost pulled it into her , then threw her legs around him and her arms and crushed him until he gasped , still coming , and then she let out a mighty hoot , a hoot to wake hotel guests two corridors away , she had come as well , once , hard , like a violent convulsion . |
| 24 | She let out a long whistle , and heard him chuckle . |
| 25 | When it slammed behind him she let out a long , shaky breath and felt blindly for a chair , afraid she 'd collapse without some means of support . |
| 26 | She let out a long , sobbing shriek . |
| 27 | She let out a long , appreciative sigh . |
| 28 | She let out a weak cry . |
| 29 | She let out a deep sigh of relief . |
| 30 | She let out a deep , shaky breath . |