Example sentences of "she [vb past] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she probed on undeterred . |
| 2 | She later moved away from cytological research , partly because constant use of the high-power microscope was a strain on her eyes , and in the second period of her career she concentrated on anatomical and phylogenetic questions . |
| 3 | Her faith in him was severely tested later , especially in 1908 and again in 1913 ; but she drew on deep reservoirs of resilience until the anxieties of his last year as a soldier began to sap her energies as housekeeper , mother , and gardener . |
| 4 | She drew on sensible boots and a warm woollen cape and called for the carriage to be brought round to the front . |
| 5 | For there was no doubt about her success that night , and for the encore this time , she came on alone . |
| 6 | As soon as she arrived on Australian soil she went straight to the hospital . |
| 7 | Hi Jinks had an awesome range of martial skills which she practiced on small children . |
| 8 | But until 1974 , when she began using it , she relied on unstretched canvas and wood . |
| 9 | Her doctor had told her that there was nothing he could do for this problem , so she decided on private treatment from a doctor that a friend recommended . |
| 10 | She decided on false naïveté as a cover for her suspicions about Zbigniew Nowak . |
| 11 | Her limbs were unsteady as she padded on bare feet , staggering a little , towards the door , oblivious to the fact that she was dressed only in a thin nightgown , that her half-combed hair flared untidily about her shoulders . |
| 12 | She worked on automatic pilot , hands carrying out the necessary movements , her brain active elsewhere . |
| 13 | She pulled on high boots , home-made poncho-style Russian blouse and long skirt and put up her gleaming chestnut hair in a chignon with a fashionable fringe . |
| 14 | ‘ You say that every time , ’ said Ilsa , winking at me as she pulled on white gloves : I 'll see you tomorrow and tell you everything ! ’ |
| 15 | She breakfasted on fried bread and bacon , and tea with four spoons of sugar , before a full turkey dinner with the other 33 residents at her nursing home in Redcar , Cleveland . |
| 16 | She insisted on fresh flowers every day placed next to a photograph of Stephen and herself at the opening night of Crystal Springs . |
| 17 | She went on olden-day sailing ships with Joseph Conrad . |
| 18 | ‘ I think he 's just fantastic , do n't you ? ’ she went on unperturbed . |
| 19 | Well she went on sick leave for a long time |
| 20 | Quickly she put on lacy underwear and pulled her best dress from the wardrobe , a cocktail-length skirt of full , flame-coloured taffeta topped by a portrait-necked bodice of black velvet . |
| 21 | She put on white trousers and a long , sage-green tunic top . |
| 22 | Without too much difficulty she put on fresh undies and a cotton shirt-waister , then sat in an easy chair by the open window to eat her lunch . |
| 23 | In particular she won a great deal of sympathy last January when she appeared on national television with Bill Clinton as he faced allegations of extra-marital dalliance with a singer . |
| 24 | She appeared on American television 's Fantasy Island with just one line ’ Who is he , Naomi ? ’ |
| 25 | She ran on bare feet . |
| 26 | A tall , well-built mare , she first encroached on the English racing scene in spring 1983 : she came second to Sabin Du Loir in the Sun Alliance Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival ; three weeks later , ridden by her trainer 's son Tony , she ran on successive days at Liverpool , winning on the Friday and the next day running Gaye Brief , fresh from his Champion Hurdle success , to a length . |
| 27 | And here she stayed on public display until 1868 when it was decided not only to close the museum but also to lay Hannah Beswick to rest . |
| 28 | With her family she remained on excellent terms . |