Example sentences of "she [vb past] the last [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , just for your information — ’ she underlined the last word ‘ — I 've known Ace Barton for more than ten years … ’ |
| 2 | Unlike her uncle and aunt , who spoke with the Northern inflection , drawing one word into another , she pronounced the last syllable of each word . |
| 3 | She cracked the last egg , one-handed , on the rim of the pretty , primrose bowl with the vine leaves painted on it , let the ochre centre and its more resilient aura slither into the middle of the mixture , threw the shattered shell into the pedal-bin and then beat the eggs furiously until she could see no separation at all . |
| 4 | She drew the last word out on a whine . |
| 5 | She could have kicked herself as she added the last bit . |
| 6 | She added the last phrase as if suddenly aware that she was taking no undue interest in her children 's fate . |
| 7 | She finished the last word . |
| 8 | As she finished the last morsel of a perfectly running Brie , she said , sighing : |
| 9 | William read through the article , finding two literals , while she finished the last page . |
| 10 | She breathed the last gasp of smoke towards the ceiling and stubbed out her cigarette . |
| 11 | Despite all , she enjoyed the last day on set . |
| 12 | The American was streaking clear in the 100 metres hurdles when she hit the last barrier and crashed to the ground . |
| 13 | She crushed the last dress to her face and inhaled the scent , the faint , delicious musk of fashion lingering in the fibres , the incense of the temples of elegance mingled with the stink of sweat , debts and cruelty . |
| 14 | When she took the last fence it brought her right around the wood , opposite the point where the Master had asked them to fan out . |
| 15 | Taking care to keep to the well trodden dirt path between the growing vegetables , she crossed the last field on to the riverbank . |
| 16 | Concentrating on keeping her gift level and unsquashed she climbed the Casa Guidi stairs carefully , glad when she reached the last bend . |
| 17 | As she reached the last step Travis appeared through a door to her left . |
| 18 | She stressed the last word . |
| 19 | She remembered the last occasion on which mother and daughter had met . |
| 20 | His voice was deep and soft with memories , so that she felt her heart dip , then beat crazily as she remembered the last time she 'd been involved in his research , when he 'd kissed her that morning . |
| 21 | It was as she put the last plate on the table that the door opened and Carrie Smith entered the kitchen . |
| 22 | She invested the last word with as much scorn as she could put into it . |
| 23 | This fantasy was so vivid to her that she would even rehearse this line out loud , looking at herself in her mirror as she smoked the last cigarette of the night , after she 'd taken her face off , after all the noise was over and we 'd all gone home . |
| 24 | On training matters , Annie deferred to her husband ; on everything else , she had the last word . |
| 25 | She said the last word as two words . |
| 26 | She touched Artemis lightly on the shoulder as she said the last word , and throwing away her lipstick-stained cigarette butt , fell into step beside them . |
| 27 | Jessica dropped back a short way — the Polo handling the terrain without a struggle — and thus was in a position to take the view full-frontally when she rounded the last corner . |
| 28 | She jumped the last stone , up on to the fern-covered bank . |
| 29 | She eyed the last piece of toast and rouille , decided she did n't dare look as though she wanted it . |
| 30 | Abruptly she downed the last drop of her shandy and stood up . |