Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] she [vb past] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | After a few moments she said , ‘ My God , I think he 's dead . ’ |
| 2 | For a few moments she imagined the scene as dark-suited managers with grim faces waited with bated breath for the one man who could step in and save the company … |
| 3 | In a few moments she had finished it all while Tom All Alone watched her with obvious delight . |
| 4 | After a few moments she had relaxed fully , her apprehension shrivelled by the atmosphere of friendliness and laughter . |
| 5 | For a few moments she managed fairly well , taking things slowly and steadily , using the sticks to propel herself along . |
| 6 | Nuala positively glowed , and for a few moments she looked like a child who had been given a present . |
| 7 | For a few moments she thought she was trapped , with no way through the high walls that surrounded this part of the garden . |
| 8 | For a few moments she thought he had no intention of answering her as her whole being quivered with indignation that he should have the nerve to pass judgement on her when not even her closest friends knew her innermost thoughts and longings . |
| 9 | His presence inhibited her , completely destroying the pleasant atmosphere which had prevailed between Rob and herself , and after a few moments she took no part in the talk , merely listening with interest to Rob 's account of his holiday . |
| 10 | For a few moments she stared at the tawny eagle and then at Mr Wolski , and he looked at her . |
| 11 | For a few moments she felt nineteen again , unsure and nervous , easily browbeaten because she had very little self-confidence . |
| 12 | After a few moments she climbed down to the space station and ran off in the opposite direction to the shapechanger . |
| 13 | For a few moments she stood watching him as with quick little movements he fed himself , his sharp eyes darting suspiciously from side to side . |
| 14 | If he disappeared for more than a few hours she became frantic and ran to the Zborowskis ' apartment in the Rue Joseph Bara to ask for news , and almost lived there until he was eventually found . |
| 15 | And just for a few minutes she savoured the circuitous routes of pleasure . |
| 16 | After a few minutes she noticed a certain cunning softness replacing the apprehension of his expression , and her heart began to beat a little faster . |
| 17 | Within a few minutes she saw him riding towards her up the hill , his horse 's harness glinting in the sun . |
| 18 | After waiting a few minutes she collected the pictures from the slot outside the booth , put them in her bag without looking at them and hurried home . |
| 19 | After a few minutes she said , ‘ Oh , I nearly forgot the valentine card I bought yesterday ! ’ |
| 20 | After a few minutes she went out and Quigley came in , waving a piece of paper . |
| 21 | If she was nervous it remained hidden and in a few minutes she had put each of the sisters completely at ease , their shame and apprehension gone . |
| 22 | Her earlier fears about what terrors lay in store returned , all the more powerful because for a few minutes she had forgotten them . |
| 23 | At first she pulled back , but after a few minutes she relaxed a little . |
| 24 | For a few minutes she indulged in a fantasy where she was one of the young mothers and the child by her side was Roman 's . |
| 25 | After a few minutes she returned . |
| 26 | Bella always tries , but after a few minutes she burst into tears and would never go near that room again . |
| 27 | They headed north , and after a few minutes she began to think she might actually survive . |
| 28 | She made it back to her office and sank into her chair ; but after a few minutes she sat up , combed her hair and decided to go home . |
| 29 | For a few minutes she explained the system on which the cards were arranged , then let him try to select some for a bibliography she was compiling on nutrition in underdeveloped countries . |
| 30 | After a few minutes she padded back into the bedroom wrapped in a big fluffy towel . |