Example sentences of "when she made [art] " in BNC.

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1 I expect he hoped to have as little as possible to do with her , but when she made a dead set at him , as she did at all young married men , that was no longer possible .
2 The dog stopped and he was just about to congratulate himself on his authoritative and successful method of summoning her , when she made a plunging dart forward and seized the mass of cloth in her mouth .
3 Sophie got the idea of using it in France when she made a scarecrow for a friend .
4 He converted my mother to Food Reform , and when she made a salad of grated vegetables for Christmas dinner in 1955 , my father walked out and I wish he 'd taken us with him .
5 Inevitably there was a lot of sycophantic non sense around her too.Thus when she made a blood donation , the director of the clinic declared that the room would remain a shrine for her and everyone who now had a transfusion would insist that it was her divine blood that flowed and miraculously and potently into his veins .
6 I did show Sarah how to do the backspace to delete , when she made a mistake , instead of
7 Even Isay unbent a little , and grinned at a raven-haired wench when she made a lewd pluck at his staff .
8 But when she made a last appeal , and told him , though feeling it was not quite true , that Martha had asked him to bring her father back , and then , very unwisely , referred again to Mrs Hodge , and the house , and the single bed , and even the temple bells , and asked him why he did n't come to his senses and whether he did n't think he 'd be happier living with a woman , whether she was on a boat or not , he turned on her , upsetting the bowl of water in front of the gas fire , and shouted :
9 They had reached the house , but when she made a move to open her door he leant across and slammed it shut .
10 My shirts and nightwear were still " Annie Thompson " exclusives ( which was her maiden name ) and she would frequently scold herself when she made a mistake in her work and oddly I find that I do the same thing , even today , a sort of " pull your finger out Mahaddie " .
11 His lips hardened and he lifted her closer , cupping her head and kissing her deeply when she made no move to get away .
12 She whispered his name rather desperately and he caught her mouth with his , his lips hardening to demanding pressure when she made no move to resist .
13 When she made no move to take the rosebud , Guy tucked it into one of the mail links on his hauberk and captured her hand before she could withdraw it again .
14 He raised a mocking brow when she made no move to step aside .
15 When she made no move he asked teasingly , ‘ Have you any hang-ups about the woman occasionally taking the lead in lovemaking ? ’
16 She took up the pastime after impressing friends and family when she made an engagement cake for her brother-in-law .
17 Phoebe , on the other hand , suddenly could not remember what false name she had given when she made the appointment .
18 Sylvia had been repeatedly rehearsing her chosen situation for twelve days so that , when she made the actual attempt on the thirteenth , her performance too might be perfect .
19 The bucket tilted and then , curiously slowly , fell on to its side , six inches away from the open dresser cupboard and the piles of old newspapers Emmie had tumbled out when she made the firelighters .
20 She put four mince pies in a little basket she 'd decorated earlier when she made the other table decorations , put on her coat and was out of the back door in a flash .
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