Example sentences of "she [vb past] with [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Visitors were not welcomed upstairs , and if Mrs Bostock haughtily insisted on the sovereign nature of her companionship she met with little encouragement in that belief . |
| 2 | She sat up with a start , blinking , to find the room full of electric light again , and her host occupied in turning off the lamps , his face streaked with oil and his black hair wildly untidy , but with an air of triumph about him which she registered with some amusement . |
| 3 | Well , so long as no one tells Phena , everything should be all right , should n't it ? ’ she asked with more hope than expectation . |
| 4 | She added with more assurance that Beuno would also soon return from his walk to the waterfall , and then wondered aloud where the Molesworths were , because in a minute they would be late . |
| 5 | Catching Lucy 's expression , she added with more emphasis , ‘ Really , I will . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Come to think of it , ’ she added with more interest , ‘ what do they use them for ? |
| 7 | Then , as though unable to keep her thoughts to herself , she added with more force , ‘ I must say you 've changed during the last three years . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It will be talked to death for weeks ! ’ she added with another laugh . |
| 9 | His mood seemed to have lightened now , she noted with some relief , and pondered , frowning , over his unexpected reaction to what must certainly be her normal other-life guise . |
| 10 | She played with such warmth . ’ |
| 11 | A 1980 calendar hung on a wall ; she had kept it because she liked the picture : Manet 's " The Bar at the Folies-Bergère " She identified with that girl who stared out , trapped by bottles , tangerines , mirrors , the counter , a wall of people with ugly faces . |
| 12 | And when she woke she turned with such longing to where he had lain and called his name and thought she would do anything for him , anything at all he wanted , because she loved him , she loved him , she loved him . |
| 13 | She escaped with some bruises but was adamant that she would never take lessons from me again . |
| 14 | A babble of voices , predominantly American and German , provided a background hum , while a great number of tables , she observed with some surprise , were occupied by a contingent of Japanese businessmen wearing identical lapel-badges and obviously attending some conference . |
| 15 | She worked with several hawks and falcons , putting each through its paces according to its maturity and natural ability . |
| 16 | But Mhoira , in and out of the uniform she wore with such pride , was equal to any of them . |
| 17 | ‘ You really mean that ? ’ she demanded with more force than necessary . |
| 18 | What was here being offered to her she took with both hands , roused and grateful . |
| 19 | Good , she thought with some relief . |
| 20 | He was doing it again , she thought with some amazement — putting her on the spot and forcing her to examine things she 'd always taken for granted . |
| 21 | Not a dog , devilish or otherwise , she thought with some amusement but then remembered tales of witches and their black feline familiars . |
| 22 | She looked with more interest at Nails . |
| 23 | She saw with some dismay that his expression had grown sombre . |
| 24 | I 'm told , though , that she went with some relief — because she would n't be around to witness what promised to be the ghastly ignominy of election day . |
| 25 | She spoke with such hauteur and conviction that even Hoomey wondered whether she was telling lies or the truth . |
| 26 | She spoke with such vehemence Wilson thought it better not to risk a reply , though in her head she practised saying what nonsense she thought Mrs Browning spoke . |
| 27 | She spoke with such vehemence that Spittals was taken aback . |
| 28 | But Gudrun 's admiration for Breadalby is grudging , perhaps because it is still in private hands : ‘ she spoke with some resentment in her voice , as if she were captivated unwillingly , as if she must admire against her will ’ . |
| 29 | ‘ As I 've already told you , we 're very alike , except that Suzie 's hair is very short and curly and , of course , she 's much younger , ’ she retorted with some spirit . |
| 30 | Granny decided to dismount which she did with some difficulty on account of.having to keep her frock pulled down to hide her torn drawers . |