Example sentences of "and [prep] [adj] she " in BNC.

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1 For the past ten years she has been teaching part time at Roedean and between 1987–9 she completed a part time M.A. at Sussex University in Northern Renaissance Studies .
2 She would n't be required until the grand finale in the late afternoon , and for that she gave thanks .
3 Once again she felt a rush of warmth for Josh ; clearly he 'd gone to some lengths to cover up for her , and for that she 'd be eternally grateful .
4 Sonia finished second in the overall European Grand Prix series to American hurdler Sandra Farmer Patrick and for that she was handed a cheque for 50,000 dollars .
5 Now she was not orientated at all and for all she knew she could have been going round in circles .
6 For four and five she spells from the other end and for six she again spells the letters .
7 Fortunately the wedge of cheese was thick and tasty and for this she was grateful .
8 For a start , there was the road to face , and for another she did n't make scenes in public .
9 And after all she 'd been through .
10 But then he asked her what she was knitting , so she had to answer him , and after that she agreed to let him tap her chest with his rubber hammer , peer into her ears with his pencil light , and press the back of her tongue with one of Mrs Hollidaye 's silver apostle teaspoons .
11 But if she is cleansed of her discharge , she shall count for herself seven days , and after that she shall be clean .
12 Lunia , the sympathetic friend and neighbour , who was herself interested in Modigliani , managed to calm him and after that she stood guard at the door to prevent any intrusion .
13 A local craft shop took them and after that she had regular orders for them from outlets further afield .
14 And after that she seemed happy the rest of the way , saying how lovely it had been to see them even for such a short time and how she 'd come down again when she could , but it was such a long way and the trains were so crowded with soldiers and she had had to take two whole days off from the ambulance station .
15 Bobo gave every other piece to Fifi , and after that she rolled away from the front of the cage and started to throw straw around .
16 He tried to remember the details of the old scandal something to do with a scene on the stage that had stopped the performance , and after that she 'd never appeared again , until now .
17 Lunch was taken on the terrace alone beneath the warming rays of the April sunshine , and after that she continued her exploration of the house , amazed at the number of rooms that were apparently shut up and wondering why it was that a man like Marc Alexander Vila would choose to live alone in this enormous and obviously expensive mausoleum .
18 It was her own fault for asking , and she paid the price , pain tearing at her heart as Damian bent his head and continued making love to her until she reached a bitter-sweet ecstasy in his arms , and after that she never mentioned love again .
19 During that decade of major war , Britain 's near-monopoly of factory industry was sustained , and after 1815 she entered a new era of economic history in which the mutual influences of industrialisation and trade expansion could work freely , and in which , as Professor Thomas has expressed it , " trade was the child of industry " .
20 And with that she reversed the van , turned it round and drove back on to the road .
21 And with that she took two of Granny 's pennies from her pocket , put her fingers on Granny 's eyes to push her eyelids down and placed a penny over each eye .
22 And with that she dug him in his ribs so hard that he nearly fell off his chair .
23 And with that she and her husband left .
24 And with that she said ‘ Good afternoon ’ and saw us out .
25 And with that she went off to the shop to collect the miserable amount of provisions that were due .
26 ‘ I do n't give a tinker 's toot what your mummy thinks ! ’ the Trunchbull yelled , and with that she lunged forward and grabbed hold of Amanda 's pig-tails in her right fist and lifted the girl clear off the ground .
27 And with that she sauntered away .
28 And with that she marched out of the class-room , slamming the door behind her .
29 And with that she turned on him herself and raising up her wings struck him such a blow with her talons that he rolled back out of control in the air , the tops of the pine trees below spinning before his eyes .
30 And with that she stalked off , head held high , and it was only later when she calmed down that she realised he still thought Mick had stayed the night .
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