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 .
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