Example sentences of "she had [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had a heart-shaped face , of striking , creamy smoothness , and broader than its length from brow to chin , like the bright , intelligent countenance of a young cat , innocent , assured and inquisitive . |
| 2 | On the twenty eight of September nineteen eighty eight she had a major operation on her left wrist . |
| 3 | She had a mild little face , not striking like Martha 's , and he could see that she would indeed be totally obedient to him , would cook and mend and wash for him . |
| 4 | The book took more than its share of the available table space ; but at least she had a legitimate job . |
| 5 | She had a plump , pretty face , framed by dark curls that resisted every effort at restraint . |
| 6 | During the campaign she had a high-profile role as the woman who was prepared to keep tight control over the purse strings and demonstrate Labour 's readiness for Government by rejecting demands from her Shadow Cabinet colleagues for excessive spending . |
| 7 | She had a weak chest and needed a lot of attention , whereas I was robust and could be left to my own devices . |
| 8 | ‘ She had a weak chest . |
| 9 | Most important of all , she had a healthy sense of humour . |
| 10 | She had a burning need to get this ridiculous misunderstanding sorted out as quickly as possible . |
| 11 | She had a burning desire to pack her case and leave on the first mode of transport she could find — she would even settle for a donkey if there was one . |
| 12 | By the time she had got her cases up to the guest room , made the bed up and sorted out her food supplies it was beginning to get dark and , although she had a burning desire to go up to the studio , caution prevailed . |
| 13 | Wide of beam and low in the water amidships , she had a pronounced flare aft and for'ard , a curved stem that projected high above the gunwale . |
| 14 | The girl who would only appear in school plays if she had a non-speaking part was now centre stage . |
| 15 | It irritated her to think that she had n't been doing anything reckless like running to catch a bus ; but she had a private theory that an old person did n't break a hip because she fell , but fell because her hip snapped , after gradual erosion . |
| 16 | She did not want to tell Connor that she had a private plan in mind ; it was such a very long shot , and might come to nothing . |
| 17 | She had a private income . |
| 18 | She had a private word with Iain in the after cabin , then put her anorak on over her dress and went off to bed , escorted by Captain Freddie . |
| 19 | As well as that , she had a private , unheated , frame for her cuttings . |
| 20 | The last thing she wanted was for the local press to find out that she had a personal interest in finding Angy 's killer . |
| 21 | She had a similar effect on people . |
| 22 | She was also prone to frequent and severe migraine headaches , and she had a wheezy chest which had led to her first asthma attack which worried her greatly . |
| 23 | The House of Lords eventually upheld her right , recognising that she had a genuine interest , but providers of information ( particularly the BMA ) and social services staff were extremely uneasy about the apparent danger to confidentiality of client files . |
| 24 | Before the provision contained in rule 3(7) was enacted , the law governing standing to apply for prerogative orders was , in simplified terms , as follows : a person could apply for certiorari or prohibition provided he or she had a genuine grievance or , in other words , provided the applicant was a person aggrieved by the challenged decision . |
| 25 | How she had a close friend at school who slept with men from the age of sixteen ; how she first went to France with this friend ; how she hated her first few terms at university ; how she went through a wild phase of drunken parties and desperate affairs ; how she plays the spinet late at night , when no one can hear , and fills the tired darkness with thin plunking antique counterpoint . |
| 26 | ‘ She had a blazing row with Eddie and stormed out of the house , ’ Rachel replied . |
| 27 | She had a normochromic anaemia , and a small rise in liver enzymes and erythrocyte sedimentation rate . |
| 28 | She had a powerful forehand , excellent volley , accurate smash , and a good length underarm serve . |
| 29 | She had a good career behind the counter in Ladies ' Separates , but no desire to become a spinster . |
| 30 | It could now become evident that she had a good figure . |