Example sentences of "she [vb past] [verb] they [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each one had been accompanied by a love letter and she 'd kept them all . |
| 2 | The sailors swarmed like ants over the rigging … she 'd seen them many a time . |
| 3 | Thrusting her palms angrily against his chest , she managed to bring them both back to earth again . |
| 4 | As a matter of course she picked them up , spearing them with her fork and not pausing until she had collected them all , and replaced the lid . |
| 5 | Somehow she had imagined them both greeting Peter together , wrapped in each other 's arms , confirming what Peter had already imagined when he 'd rung her the other morning . |
| 6 | She had silenced them all . |
| 7 | Peggy was aware that many of her sayings were threadbare , she had heard them many times before , but as the comedian said , it was n't what as said , it was the way it was told . |
| 8 | She had made them some food , then gone out again . |
| 9 | Fear , attraction , dismay , and total confusion : she had experienced them all since meeting him the previous day . |
| 10 | as if , by wearing the simplest of dresses , pale make-up and no jewellery , she had trumped them all . |
| 11 | Several boys had asked her to dance but she had refused them all , afraid she might miss her chance with Pete , but he seemed not to have noticed her at all in spite of Louise 's dress . |
| 12 | The heavy skirts rustled alluringly , and she wanted to try them all on , even the sumptuous men 's coats . |