Example sentences of "she [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 She whispered something to Mum , who furtively disappeared from the scene .
2 She whispered it against the warmth of his neck and he released one hand to spear his fingers in her hair and tilt her face to his .
3 She goes what after all your coughing all the way through the night ?
4 She hugged him to her , stayed by his side , let him speak when he wanted to speak , held him when he cried .
5 It held the faint tang of a man 's aftershave and she hugged it to her for a moment before realising how ridiculous she was being .
6 She failed him as a great ‘ silver ’ power , as a naval power at Trafalgar , and by 1807 her domestic polities were so confused by court intrigue that she appeared scarcely a reliable political ally .
7 Spurred on by her envious sisters , who convince her that her mystery spouse is really a foul serpent , she arms herself with a lamp to see him with and knife to attack him with .
8 I expect she kicks herself for giving him those special facilities now , because it 's sure to be one of those jaw-breaking pieces of unreadability Americans produce .
9 In the case of Letitia , who had married an Irish baronet , Sir Thomas Wyse , her refusal to accept the Emperor 's decision that she confine herself to being Lady Wyse , dropping all imperial pretensions by calling herself Bonaparte Wyse , led to her being expelled from France .
10 She flung him into the Grand Canal .
11 So saying , with all her strength she flung them at him , so that they scythed across his desk , scattering letters and papers .
12 Turning abruptly , she flung it with a clash into the fireplace ; then she went out and got into the car .
13 She flung it at him over her shoulder in the hallway before walking into the lounge , choking on the bitterness of knowing that his belief had come too late .
14 She flung it on the counter before Rachaela .
15 She flung herself into his arms and looked up imploringly .
16 She flung herself into her room and began to pack frantically , wanting to cry with rage and shame .
17 She flung herself into Matthew 's arms .
18 She flung herself to the floor and rolled to safety behind the half-opened door , the Beretta clenched tightly in her gloved hand .
19 She flung herself on Wexford , yelping frenetically , and when he pushed her away , ran round him in circles , wildly gyrating her tail and flapping her knitted ears .
20 She flung herself on the bed in a paroxysm of weeping , wailing like an animal in pain — until Mrs Taylor came running , and took her in her arms .
21 Liza did not know how she got back to her billet , only that she had bicycled so fast and furiously that , as she flung herself on her bed , she thought , grimly , that if anyone had reason to miscarry at that juncture it was she herself .
22 She flung herself on him .
23 She flung herself on the end of the bed and began to bring him further up to date .
24 She flung herself at friendship and blurted her thoughts and feelings , jokes and secrets till she had no flora in the lining of her inner spaces to help her absorb her experiences slowly , nutritiously .
25 She flung herself across the room , beating helplessly on the door , whispering his name over and over as if the force of her desire would bring him back .
26 She flung herself from her horse and smothered the burning body with her black cloak .
27 She flung herself upon him , going down on her knees to kiss the ramrod .
28 She flung herself upon Silas , grasping his arms as she gazed up into his face , and despite the presence of Lucy and Jean she wailed contritely , ‘ Silas , darling — I 'm so sorry .
29 A senior detective said : ‘ The married woman said she met him on a plane .
30 ‘ She was a married woman , who said she met him on a plane , ’ a senior detective told TODAY .
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