Example sentences of "she [adv] [vb past] with [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was attracted by the privation of the life , which she always linked with virtue , and she liked its sexual freedom . |
| 2 | She had never seen a dragon before , and now she nearly exploded with joy . |
| 3 | She nearly gasped with dismay at the shock that shivered down into her tummy . |
| 4 | ‘ So your zeide says , ’ agreed Bertha Cohen as she spread the hake , thoroughly washed and cleaned , on a wooden board and cut it into thick pieces which she liberally sprinkled with salt . |
| 5 | She now cooked with garlic , took an interest in wine and spoke of fricassees rather than fry-ups . |
| 6 | She almost fainted with shock , but had already learned that the edicts of the couturier ( one of the last true autocrats of the Western world ) were not to be questioned . |
| 7 | Olive had been expecting so many horrors that hearing the question she almost laughed with relief . |
| 8 | Then she almost collapsed with relief when she heard Julius 's voice . |
| 9 | She almost wept with relief as his strong fingers closed round her hand and guided her to the safety of a broad platform of stone , where at last it was possible to stand upright . |