Example sentences of "she [adv] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She effectively ran this autonomous branch from the position of secretary until 1894 and remained as consultant until it was fully absorbed into the Institute in 1897 . |
| 2 | The old woman seemed not to hear the children , yet on leaving The Courts to pass through another narrow alleyway , she bitterly emitted one word : ‘ Scum ! ’ |
| 3 | She badly needed another drink but Maxim had n't finished his first yet . |
| 4 | All the same , she badly needed some air and solitude , so she stepped out to the veranda , closed the door silently behind her , slipped off her high heels and held them in one hand , then padded on silent stockinged feet down the back stairs and into the garden . |
| 5 | Helen admitted that she rarely wears much make-up in the evening , apart from a little gold eyeshadow , blusher and lipstick . |
| 6 | She rarely seems resistant to change as such , but scrutinizes its social and moral effects , deciding each case according to its merits . |
| 7 | Ironically she rarely used much make-up herself , but right now she could have done with a cover-up stick to hide the dark shadows beneath her eyes and some blusher to conceal at least a little of her pallor . |
| 8 | ‘ She rather likes good-looking young men , ’ said Mervyn rather spitefully , turning to John . |
| 9 | She rather enjoyed that . |
| 10 | She rather liked that . |
| 11 | Through her daze she slowly became aware of the sergeant 's voice . |
| 12 | And yet , as she floated in a dream-like state , she felt no alarm when she slowly became aware that she was not alone , almost telepathically sensing his presence , even before the dark , sleek head of Ross quietly surfaced in the water beside her , barely disturbing the total peace and silence of their surroundings . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , such was Bulaxie 's finishing drive that she eventually finished third , beaten only a neck and a short-head . |
| 14 | He has a deep protective love for Emily , and hopes to see her future assured by marriage to her cousin Ham , to whom she eventually becomes engaged . |
| 15 | She personally recruited university-trained teachers , who were prepared not only to provide their services free but also to participate in the social life of the college . |
| 16 | Add to this that she was a vain woman with a streak of snobbery , but one who had made a friend of Alice Fernie ( who herself was unlikely to pick her friends haphazardly ) ; that she was a man-hunting , high-life-loving girl who had shown no desire to keep up her connection with her old stamping-grounds ; and finally , that she apparently received obscene letters with equanimity , merely folding them up and putting them away like love-letters sentimentally preserved ; add all these things together and you had a woman who was as incomprehensible as women traditionally are . |
| 17 | And the case springs from a fake painting which Mrs Marcos claimed was a Michelangelo and for which she apparently paid Bellini $3.5 million in 1983 . |
| 18 | Casting about for a sighting , she suddenly saw one of the dogs about a quarter of a mile away . |
| 19 | She suddenly looked tender and vulnerable to Dexter and he wondered once again how she had managed to survive the grimy and bruising life of the Met . |
| 20 | She suddenly looked smaller , all defiance gone . |
| 21 | Looking up at Ellie , Mrs McMahon suddenly gave a little start , and , to Ellie 's astonishment , she suddenly looked wary . |
| 22 | She suddenly got angry |
| 23 | All the feelings that had taken a back seat since they had slept together resurfaced , and she suddenly felt lost and confused . |
| 24 | When the taxi emerged from a tunnel beneath the East River amidst Manhattan 's towering walls of glass , she suddenly felt unequal to the task she had set herself . |
| 25 | Juliet could n't understand why she suddenly felt suspicious of Sara Calvert . |
| 26 | She suddenly felt nauseous , and went to the sink and heaved uncontrollably . |
| 27 | Whether it was the relaxed ambience of the city , the clear warm air , or a strange sense of anticipation which heightened all her senses , Gina could n't be sure , but as she made her way towards the Rådhuspladsen — the imposing City Hall square — measuring her stride to avoid the rows of cobblestones which checkered the paving stones beneath her feet , she suddenly felt hungry , despite the champagne breakfast she 'd enjoyed on the flight . |
| 28 | For a few minutes the prisoner enjoyed the game , but then she suddenly felt wet and sat up . |
| 29 | Juliet could n't understand why she suddenly felt bereft . |
| 30 | When Wallis put the phone down that night , she suddenly felt afraid . |