Example sentences of "she [vb past] [pers pn] [adv] the " in BNC.

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1 But even when she whispered them aloud the words had a hollow ring .
2 Leith could imagine that would be the case , and , even though she knew the answer to a question that just then came to her , for clarification 's sake , she asked it just the same .
3 The moment she encountered him again the old hostility would erupt and this feeling of awareness would vanish .
4 Clara , like the others , found that the sausage inspired her with a sense of violent disgust , but she ate it just the same .
5 ‘ I thought you 'd make it for me , ’ Dana faltered ; usually Claudia would leap to do her twin 's bidding , but this morning she told her where the coffee lived , turned her back and went back to sleep .
6 She told me much the same as Miss Rose .
7 ‘ I feel like I 'm in prison and I do n't understand the crime , ’ she told him once the preliminaries were over .
8 ‘ How long will you be staying with us ? ’ he queried when she handed him back the completed card .
9 She followed him up the large curved staircase and decided that even if this was for one night only , she would be happy .
10 She followed him up the room , repeating her sympathy and when that did not hold his attention , she began to apologize for her lateness in coming to speak to him about the tragedy .
11 Nevertheless she loved it just the same but had to sadly wave it goodbye , much to the relief of her cat who took a dim view of the competition !
12 Walking out of the Ladies , I suddenly saw Mum 's face in front of me like I saw it in the dream — sinking , drowning in bubbling mud — trying to spit the oozing slime out of her lipsticked mouth but the more she spat it out the more slithered in …
13 When she brought it down the hospital she said here you are nan er mum she said , nan she said it 's a present for you she said , so we did laugh .
14 She 'd once worried that when she saw him again the old feelings might come back , but she felt nothing .
15 Catherine sounded suddenly exhausted , and as she gave him back the cup she turned towards him , letting him see that she had been crying , but without looking him in the face .
16 And then er so our Emma said , Oh well if you 're not do n't want do n't want these to come she said alright and she said she all the invitations and threw them all on the fire .
17 It 's the way she said it Especially the smile like that .
18 As she set it down the T'ang stood and , reaching across , put his hand over hers , preventing her from lifting the kettle .
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