Example sentences of "she [vb past] [prep] great " in BNC.
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| 1 | She read with great attention , few dues escaped her , and it was with a suppressed little scream of excitement and fear that this large , lonely girl would guess the murderer three or four chapters before the end . |
| 2 | It was my unhappy duty to break the news of her son 's death , which she bore with great fortitude . |
| 3 | The structure of the work takes the form of a dialogue between an ‘ autobiographizing ’ narrator persona and an interrogative voice which raises reservations about the validity of the whole enterprise : at various points throughout the text statements and versions of events are contradicted and contested , thus inscribing the anticipated response of the reader in a manner reminiscent of the technique she used to great effect in her previous book , L'Usage de la parole ( 1980 ) . |
| 4 | The goddess Hathor is thus given an uncharacteristic fierce role , but one which she fulfilled with great zeal . |
| 5 | He gave her chips which she ate with great deliberation . |
| 6 | By the time the medicine was ready the ferryman had materialised and she slumped with great relief on to the cross seat , wishing the crossing was a little longer . |
| 7 | As they walked together , Ben looked at Alice , and she stared with great concentration at the cracks in the pavement . |
| 8 | She died in great pain , ‘ swollen out like a hogshead , leaving behind her the name of great lasciviousness ’ . |
| 9 | Though she was dry-eyed she looked in great pain . |
| 10 | She felt under great pressure . |
| 11 | She spoke with great deliberation . |
| 12 | She performed with great natural charm in a television interview and marvelled at all the stretch-limousines she rode in . |
| 13 | I can make my own way to my digs , ’ she said with great dignity . |
| 14 | ‘ That 's remarkably noble , ’ she said with great sarcasm . |