Example sentences of "and she [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In desperation he lifted her bodily off the ground so that she was helplessly pinned against his solid frame , and she discovered to her horror that hating him did n't in any way negate the way he could make her feel . |
| 2 | The week 's work was done and she waited for another hard week to start in this ugly , holiday dress . |
| 3 | He lived his separate life and she waited for him to falter and slip back into alcohol . |
| 4 | Twice she was in the very act , loaded fork in her hand , when her breathing quickened , her mouth drew into a forbidding shiver of disgust , and she waited for the next signal to come round . |
| 5 | His lips twisted and she waited for the inevitable cynical response , but surprisingly it did n't come . |
| 6 | His mouth began to nuzzle her face , and she waited for him to declare himself . |
| 7 | Her heart began to beat a little quicker and she waited for him to go on . |
| 8 | He seemed to be coming to a decision to tell her something , and she waited with her heart thudding in her chest . |
| 9 | A muscle twitched in his cheek , and she waited in slight apprehension for an acid rejoinder , but he merely nodded towards the radio on the kitchen dresser . |
| 10 | There was no sign of either his car or the bike , and she waited until eight-fifteen . |
| 11 | He moved down with sure , erotic touch to stroke the softness of her inner thighs and she stirred under him , her breath beginning to quicken . |
| 12 | I told her ladyship and she saw to it that he was got rid of . |
| 13 | Anna believed in children being free , she trusted them , and she saw to it that Constanza got a proper education . |
| 14 | She had never been in such a place before , and she saw at once that most of the men had girls with them who were certainly not their wives , or the kind of girl one took home to mother . |
| 15 | His body stiffened ; there was a change in him , Robyn felt it , knew it and then he drew back and she saw in a fleeting moment his own look of self-disgust . |
| 16 | The words faded and she looked about her with slightly flushed cheeks . |
| 17 | Robbie felt her cheeks flush scarlet and she looked about her in angry embarrassment . |
| 18 | But Maggie had a warm heart and she looked for the best in people . |
| 19 | His sister " face was pinched , her eyes large and dark against the paleness of her skin , and she looked for all the world like some sort of trapped animal . |
| 20 | And she looked for a way out , though she knew there was none . |
| 21 | And she looked with interest at the walls which , in the strong morning light the sun was only just leaving one of them — seemed that they might start sprouting mushrooms . |
| 22 | Martha 's face was now flushed and she looked on the verge of tears . |
| 23 | They were now part of her heritage , and she looked on them with freshly delighted eyes . |
| 24 | The returning colour drained out of her face again , and she looked on the point of collapse . |
| 25 | and she looked on it , he 's like a black granite pillar . |
| 26 | Clive looked at her , and she looked at him . |
| 27 | When he came back his face was grim , and she looked at him with surprise . |
| 28 | And she looked at Isobel , almost defiantly . |
| 29 | At the shop door they all stood around her , and she looked at them solemnly now and said , ‘ Thank you so much . |
| 30 | At first she could meet his eyes , but what she saw confused her and she looked at the floor , colour creeping into her cheeks , reacting against the tenderness surprised in herself with a sense of shock that made her brusque and suspicious . |