Example sentences of "she [vb past] in [adj] [noun] " 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 | ‘ Be that as it may , ’ she hurried on , ‘ I would n't feel at home here , beautiful though it is , ’ she admitted in strangled tones . |
| 3 | Not that his tautly muscled frame showed any sign of laxity , she admitted in silent acknowledgement . |
| 4 | She read anything ; she read in all directions . |
| 5 | For that evening — Yah ! three lousy hours ! — she laid in white wine and gin . |
| 6 | she lived in that hotel . |
| 7 | She lived in Half Moon Crescent ( he had checked the number and the street before he 'd started out on his trek , so that even if Slater had lost or forgotten her number , she would not be lost to him ) . |
| 8 | She lived in miserable anticipation of the day when Camille fell in love with some nightmare youth . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She gazed in dumb fascination as his erect manhood sprang into view . |
| 11 | ‘ Interesting , ’ she countered in soft annoyance , ‘ but arrogant . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ May I ride with you this morning , Silas darling ? ’ she cooed in honeyed tones . |
| 13 | She chucked in another handful and heard it rattling against the walls . |
| 14 | They were n't moving , she realized in sudden alarm , it was her : she was sinking . |
| 15 | ‘ How long have I been like this ? ’ she asked in one interval . |
| 16 | ‘ Do you know er ? ’ she asked in apparent surprise . |
| 17 | ‘ What 's that ? ’ she asked in best classroom style . |
| 18 | ‘ Changed ? ’ she asked in pretended alarm . |
| 19 | ‘ You believe me ? ’ she asked in some astonishment . |
| 20 | ‘ Going to Slane is funny ? ’ she asked in some bewilderment . |
| 21 | What do you take me for ? ’ she asked in mock surprise . |
| 22 | ‘ No romance ? ’ she asked in mock disappointment . |
| 23 | ‘ It was you ? ’ she asked in astonished disbelief . |
| 24 | ‘ 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 . |
| 25 | ‘ Is this a theory ? ’ she asked in horrified fascination . |
| 26 | ‘ You really think I 'd do that ? ’ she asked in hurt surprise . |
| 27 | Raising her eyes to Rozanov , she asked in lighter tones how he was enjoying his first visit to England . |
| 28 | Encouraged by several physicians and apothecaries , including Rand , Douglas , Sherard and Mead , and aided by her spouse who contributed to the text from prison , she produced in 1737–8 A curious Herbal , containing 500 Cuts of the most Useful Plants now used in the Practice of Physic . |
| 29 | ‘ No , you 're kidding ! ’ she exclaimed in wide-eyed astonishment . |
| 30 | ‘ I did ! ’ she exclaimed in obvious satisfaction . |