Example sentences of "she [vb past] from [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | And the new job as Guides chief executive will pay her more than the £45,000 a year she got from British Gas . |
2 | She suffered from terminal consumption and , before her death said , referring to the priests , ‘ when I am gone — they will get you , and then I shall see you no more . ’ |
3 | Before they began treating it , the plucky 5ft 4in runner 's hair fell out , she suffered from massive blood blisters and occasionally lost the sight of one eye . |
4 | Though she suffered from aerial bombardment England was spared the devastation caused by military engagement and occupation in the Second World War . |
5 | Er Nicola had a baby , she suffered from postnatal depression and er can I ask for a bit of hush there please , Nicola suffered from postnatal depression and she took Prozac . |
6 | The walls are painted a pale , clear Christmas green mixed by Veronica in tones of a colour she copied from Chinese lacquerware . |
7 | She knew from bitter experience how treacherous such feelings could be , and the blind alleyways down which they led . |
8 | Robyn sighed ; she knew from past experience that Anne would n't give up easily . |
9 | Brenda Pridmore , recently appointed Clerical Officer/receptionist at Hoggatt 's Laboratory , pushed the marmalade across the breakfast table and began methodically slicing thin strips from the white of her fried egg , postponing , as she had from early childhood , that cataclysmic moment when she would plunge the fork into the glistening yellow dome . |