Example sentences of "she [vb past] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marie was sure that this was because he did n't want to make his family out as ‘ better ’ than hers : he knew she lived on a scruffy council estate with a bad reputation . |
| 2 | She lived on an emotional see-saw , her jealousy matched by a sublime devotion to Charles . |
| 3 | Her mother had ideas about her going to university , but Sandy knew her limitations ; she planned on a two-year course at a catering college , and had diplomatically said nothing about it yet . |
| 4 | She rode on a great crest of spittle , from one tongue , one watery taste , to another . |
| 5 | ‘ What happened to your other horse ? ’ she asked on a sudden impulse . |
| 6 | ‘ Promises ! ’ she exclaimed on a loving laugh , and thereafter put herself out to be the epitome of all she thought he would most dislike in a woman , shyly calling him darling whenever she had the chance . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , Leo , ’ she exclaimed on a husky little laugh , ‘ I ca n't believe this is happening ! |
| 8 | In Biba she tried on a black , floppy hat and a midi-dress , and they browsed among tasselled lampshades and satin sheets ; but neither of them bought anything . |
| 9 | ‘ Please , Naylor ! ’ she erupted on a panicky breath , and , when he hesitated and stared into her alarmed green eyes , ‘ Please d-do n't , ’ she stammered . |
| 10 | Another time she seemed to have nothing on under a grass skirt as she danced on a mirrored floor . |
| 11 | She embarked on a new and even more enigmatic liaison with an Italian anthropologist of satanic reputation who in the fullness of time turned out to be — indeed , for some time , unrecognized by the British , had been — a structuralist . |
| 12 | Whenever she felt unwell or oppressed she embarked on a new course of treatment at the alternative medicine centre or ingested a new range of vitamins . |
| 13 | So she embarked on a four-month programme of erotic self-education and yoga . |
| 14 | ‘ Home ! ’ she repeated on a bleak note . |
| 15 | She decided on a new campaign , Warfarin this time . |
| 16 | Rachel was n't expecting her family to arrive until late morning so she decided on a quick visit to the occupational health centre to see if by any remote chance David might be there . |
| 17 | She swallowed on a dry throat , licked burning lips , and tried again . |
| 18 | Sitting on the veranda herself a short while later as she worked on a lacy white shawl she was secretly knitting for the baby , Belinda murmured aloud , ‘ I hope Tom comes today . |
| 19 | Guilt gnawed at her as she pulled on a high-cut navy and white striped swimsuit , with a printed fuchsia flower breaking the uniform stripe over her left hip . |
| 20 | She pulled on a wan smile . |
| 21 | She pulled on a short silk nightdress — a rather extravagant Christmas present from one of her sisters — brushed her hair until the long dark strands gleamed , then walked slowly over to the window . |
| 22 | She pulled on a plain black swimsuit and headed for the sea . |
| 23 | Going through the scullery she pulled on an old coat and went out into the tiny back garden . |
| 24 | She settled on a plain pleated skirt in burgundy wool , a cream blouse and a lightweight cashmere sweater . |
| 25 | In the end she settled on a stiff dose of Courvoisier brandy poured straight into Lucy 's mug . |
| 26 | After one such visit she insisted on a chaste goodbye kiss . |
| 27 | Nicknamed The Shopper by friends , she went on a recent shopping spree for antiques and furniture . |
| 28 | From there she went on a punishing schedule of visits to the US , Scandinavia and Japan before returning to Australia , which still remains very much her home . |
| 29 | She lay on a scarlet beach and Uncle Camillo bent over her . |
| 30 | ‘ No ! ’ she cried on a sudden note of panic , and backed a step from him . |