Example sentences of "she [vb past] [adv] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She shied away from architectural accuracy — she could have a gingerbread house if it was her ideal .
2 Clasping her hands to her chest , she gazed up in round-eyed admiration .
3 Safely out of the sight and sound of him , she gazed raptly at glossy brochures and debated the merits of sofa-beds over plain settees with all the enthusiasm Marie-Christine could have wished .
4 She got away with bloody three or four CD 's last week .
5 On the other hand she might tell all afterwards when she got back to literary London .
6 It was high time she got down to serious thought about her doctorate .
7 She had yet to see anyone using it as she rode past on regular exercise both early and late : it deserved better .
8 ‘ Next question , ’ she moved on with wan humour .
9 She only realised then that she was sitting behind the wheel and her flushed face flushed even further as she moved across with great difficulty .
10 She moved there with French husband and , after failing to persuade the French authorities to accept her English teaching qualifications , she has pursued a career as a bilingual secretary , joining Courtaulds seven years ago .
11 She bounced back with renewed vigour . ’
12 She headed away into tall grass , hid the baby and came back to the boat for the return trip to Tiger Haven .
13 There was a light in the next window and she drew back into deep shadow .
14 In later years she suffered badly from varicose veins on her legs , which contributed to her death at the age of 82 .
15 In later life she suffered much from ill health , and lived largely in retirement .
16 She disposed quickly of red herrings , usually sought out the least probable suspect and rarely failed .
17 Thus she monitored many clients whose situation was felt to be unstable , and she negotiated widely for other services .
18 She parachuted twice into occupied France , each time as courier to Philippe Liewer , an experienced agent .
19 Anyway , she drove off at high speed , ignoring all senso unicos , and finally crashed into a bollard by the ospedale .
20 She came down to Aberconwy School where we all were and said she wanted all the mothers and babies to stay with her , ’ said Tracey Parker .
21 Alright , I mean , we were just sort of thinking well sort of four o'clock was n't she , she was starting to come out to Che she came out with Cheeky with us last night , but of course , that 's all gon na go again in n it , if it 's gon na be five o'clock ?
22 After the death of her father in 1891 she withdrew entirely into private life , devoting herself almost obsessively to the care of her mother , even though the latter soon came out of retirement to become a royal lady-in-waiting .
23 She turned away with mingled sadness and determination .
24 She turned about in unashamed panic .
25 Nevertheless , she joined enthusiastically in traditional debates on the moral effects of overcrowding , and the relation between lack of cleanliness and the growing local trade in child prostitution among the poor .
26 ‘ She leads him a right dance , ’ the nans would say , during their daily exchange of news and analysis in the queue at the butcher 's , until finally she danced off for good and all and left him with his mother and his clapped-out BSA and his jars of Brylcreem and his collection of 78 records and a lifetime 's cumulation of unarticulated resentments .
27 THE actress mother of ‘ Home Alone ’ girl Gemma Gibson was arrested as soon as she arrived back on British soil last night from Spain .
28 THE ACTRESS mother of the ‘ home alone ’ girl , Gemma Gibson , was arrested as soon as she arrived back on British soil last night .
29 ‘ Oh , I do hope that I 've done well , ’ Anne told Diana when she arrived back at Green Gables .
30 But when she arrived back at Green Gables , Anne knew at once that something was wrong .
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