Example sentences of "she [vb past] on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So he made sure she failed on all counts . |
| 2 | She succeeded on both scores . |
| 3 | Her faith in him was severely tested later , especially in 1908 and again in 1913 ; but she drew on deep reservoirs of resilience until the anxieties of his last year as a soldier began to sap her energies as housekeeper , mother , and gardener . |
| 4 | She drew on sensible boots and a warm woollen cape and called for the carriage to be brought round to the front . |
| 5 | She tried the back door and found it open , and going in she turned on some lights and made herself a cup of coffee . |
| 6 | Hi Jinks had an awesome range of martial skills which she practiced on small children . |
| 7 | Her limbs were unsteady as she padded on bare feet , staggering a little , towards the door , oblivious to the fact that she was dressed only in a thin nightgown , that her half-combed hair flared untidily about her shoulders . |
| 8 | She pulled on high boots , home-made poncho-style Russian blouse and long skirt and put up her gleaming chestnut hair in a chignon with a fashionable fringe . |
| 9 | ‘ You say that every time , ’ said Ilsa , winking at me as she pulled on white gloves : I 'll see you tomorrow and tell you everything ! ’ |
| 10 | She insisted on fresh flowers every day placed next to a photograph of Stephen and herself at the opening night of Crystal Springs . |
| 11 | After her mother died she went on many trips abroad with him . |
| 12 | ‘ Do n't ask me , missis ; all I know , wherever she went on those nights , she 'd leave here at half-past six and it was lucky if the clock saw her coming in that door at half-past eleven at night . ’ |
| 13 | Even at home she put on smarter clothes . |
| 14 | For example she would be allowed to speak to Prince Charles on the telephone if she put on two pounds . |
| 15 | She put on white trousers and a long , sage-green tunic top . |
| 16 | Without too much difficulty she put on fresh undies and a cotton shirt-waister , then sat in an easy chair by the open window to eat her lunch . |
| 17 | She had on several occasions fobbed off my clumsy advances with great ease and much friendliness . |
| 18 | She ran on bare feet . |
| 19 | A tall , well-built mare , she first encroached on the English racing scene in spring 1983 : she came second to Sabin Du Loir in the Sun Alliance Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival ; three weeks later , ridden by her trainer 's son Tony , she ran on successive days at Liverpool , winning on the Friday and the next day running Gaye Brief , fresh from his Champion Hurdle success , to a length . |
| 20 | Instead she sipped on several cups of reviving , strong black coffee , and chewed listlessly on a piece of cardboard masquerading as toast . |
| 21 | With her family she remained on excellent terms . |