Example sentences of "she [vb past] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It scared and disgusted her the way every male she met suddenly started ogling the blancmange under her blouse . |
| 2 | ‘ I told her I 'd got my sights set on a high-born heiress and she damned near scratched my eyes out . |
| 3 | My dybbuk set out to drive me crazy , and she damned near did . |
| 4 | It took a couple of deep breaths before she recovered enough to grasp what was happening . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , come and have a drink anyway , ’ she recovered enough to smile . |
| 6 | After months of surgery and chemotherapy , she recovered enough to make two films . |
| 7 | Suddenly , Molly 's back arched and lifted his entire weight off the floor as she reached her climax The noises she made finally triggered Yanto who , with great effort , managed to withdraw at the last second . |
| 8 | In July 1941 she made further advances , which raised real fears for the safety of the oil-rich Dutch East Indies and other Southeast Asian colonies . |
| 9 | Hair and clothing saturated , she fought desperately to keep control . |
| 10 | The cross-over neck gaped treacherously as she fought silently to free herself , revealing a smooth swell of breast without the support of a bra . |
| 11 | She fought hard to get him a part-time playgroup place in the group his older brother attended . |
| 12 | She sought also to argue that he was in error in failing to decide that she had established a grave risk that they would be exposed to physical or psychological harm or otherwise placed in an intolerable situation if their return were to be ordered . |
| 13 | As more swifts swung over the warm evening sky outside she got increasingly agitated and so great was the sound her clashing talons and lunging beak and wild wings made that all the other birds of prey in the Cages grew restless as well . |
| 14 | Grade three she got highly commended . |
| 15 | In any case , she was too busy attacking the contents of her briefcase when she got home to have gone out with him , even if he had asked her — which he had n't . |
| 16 | Then she rode home feeling a bit ashamed that she had n't been as brave as she felt sure a proper Brownie ought to have been in face of danger . |
| 17 | She asked again to go home . |
| 18 | I did as she asked then settled down again . |
| 19 | She made her London début at the Wigmore Hall in 1963 and in the same year sang her first Angel in Gerontius with the Hallé Orchestra , a work with which she became closely associated . |
| 20 | Then , hearing something more distressed in Maggie 's voice , she became maternally reassuring . |
| 21 | She became informally imprisoned in the family maisonette , unable to cope with cooking , visitors , or any kind of isolation . |
| 22 | But having got into the routine of taking three teaspoonfuls in a cup of water three times a day , because she felt it ‘ gave her energy to keep her going ’ , she became really addicted and unable to cope without a regular fix . |
| 23 | She was irritated with herself for thinking like a spy , for slipping into Urquhart 's world of suspicion and conspiracy , and as she became more irritated with herself , she became sharp with her companion . |
| 24 | After a while she became more accustomed to the extreme dark and quite enjoyed blowing out the light and being swallowed up by the billowing darkness . |
| 25 | She bent forward to return her teacup to the table . |
| 26 | She bent forward to push him away . |
| 27 | As she bent forwards to oblige him , she slipped her knickers down her long shapely legs . |
| 28 | Trembling with relief , she bent quickly to add another log to the fire , using the small task to break the heavy silence . |
| 29 | She bent quickly to kiss her father , then let herself out into the shadowy hall , and made for the wide , oak-panelled stairs . |
| 30 | Her breasts heaving , her throat dry , she strained tensely to release herself . |