Example sentences of "she [vb past] in [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The economic recovery has restored old fortunes far more significantly , ’ she admitted in this year 's State of the Nation address , ‘ than it has touched the lives of the vast majority of our people . ’ |
| 2 | Not that his tautly muscled frame showed any sign of laxity , she admitted in silent acknowledgement . |
| 3 | For that evening — Yah ! three lousy hours ! — she laid in white wine and gin . |
| 4 | she lived in that hotel . |
| 5 | She lived in miserable anticipation of the day when Camille fell in love with some nightmare youth . |
| 6 | It turned out that she lived in some place called Romford and as she was due to take me back there the day after the funeral I had only been left with a few hours to make a decision . |
| 7 | She gazed in dumb fascination as his erect manhood sprang into view . |
| 8 | ‘ Interesting , ’ she countered in soft annoyance , ‘ but arrogant . ’ |
| 9 | She chucked in another handful and heard it rattling against the walls . |
| 10 | They were n't moving , she realized in sudden alarm , it was her : she was sinking . |
| 11 | ‘ How long have I been like this ? ’ she asked in one interval . |
| 12 | ‘ Do you know er ? ’ she asked in apparent surprise . |
| 13 | ‘ What 's that ? ’ she asked in best classroom style . |
| 14 | ‘ Changed ? ’ she asked in pretended alarm . |
| 15 | ‘ You believe me ? ’ she asked in some astonishment . |
| 16 | ‘ Going to Slane is funny ? ’ she asked in some bewilderment . |
| 17 | What do you take me for ? ’ she asked in mock surprise . |
| 18 | ‘ No romance ? ’ she asked in mock disappointment . |
| 19 | ‘ It was you ? ’ she asked in astonished disbelief . |
| 20 | ‘ Where 's your car ? ’ she asked in sudden alarm , as he lurched to his feet and took a couple of unsteady steps across the kitchen . |
| 21 | ‘ Is this a theory ? ’ she asked in horrified fascination . |
| 22 | ‘ You really think I 'd do that ? ’ she asked in hurt surprise . |
| 23 | ‘ No , you 're kidding ! ’ she exclaimed in wide-eyed astonishment . |
| 24 | ‘ I did ! ’ she exclaimed in obvious satisfaction . |
| 25 | And what do you mean , even me ? ’ she exclaimed in mock outrage . |
| 26 | ‘ Monsieur ! ’ she exclaimed in mock surprise . |
| 27 | Successive Secretaries acknowledge the outstanding support she provided in that role . |
| 28 | The court was told that she dabbled in black magic and tried summoning messages from the spirit world by using a ouija board . |
| 29 | As she moved in that direction , she glanced into the kitchen and caught sight of the clock . |
| 30 | Mrs Burnett seems to have taken marital and maternal duties lightly , and though she did not formally end the marriage until 1898 , from early days she made a practice of absenting herself from her family , often for months on end , travelling in North America and Europe , and spending long periods in England , where she moved in high society and had many literary friends , Henry James and Israel Zangwill [ qq.v. ] among them . |