Example sentences of "[coord] she quickly " in BNC.
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| 1 | And she quickly adds , with a shy smile : ‘ Is life better over there ? ’ |
| 2 | Bessie nodded , glad for the chance of making her views known to the young mother , and she quickly flounced off out of the kitchen . |
| 3 | Through her reins she felt the horse cock his jaw in the hope he could take hold completely , but having sat enough ‘ bolts ’ on both Buttons and Paintbox , Artemis was wise to this , and she quickly shortened up her reins and then relaxed them , confusing the horse quite deliberately . |
| 4 | Perhaps the cultural divide was emphasized by being lovers and she quickly found she had nothing to say to him . |
| 5 | When he reappeared , he was naked , and she quickly noticed that his member hung limply . |
| 6 | She heard voices , laughter , the sound of hurrying footsteps approaching the hall , and she quickly wound the gramophone and lowered the needle on to the record . |
| 7 | The only mistakes were Lucy 's own , and she quickly got to hear about them . |
| 8 | Someone moved , close by , someone whose approach so far had been in silence , and she quickly took her hand away . |
| 9 | For a split second he looked oddly vulnerable , but then he pushed himself up in the bed , her wary eyes lingered on the naked gold of his shoulders , and she quickly changed her mind . |
| 10 | Normally she 'd have shampooed his hair twice , but his compliment had rattled her badly , or perhaps it was the deep and husky voice he 'd said it in , and she quickly rinsed the lather off , pulling the towel up over his head to blot excess water . |
| 11 | It was a genuine emergency — the nurse from the village had put the patient on a couch in the examining-room , and she quickly explained in Spanish what had happened . |
| 12 | Jack was standing beside her at the time filling in notes , and she quickly jotted down the address and the scant details they were offered , and turned to him . |
| 13 | A huge , icing-covered cake with a welcome-home message from airport staff greeted the plucky youngster on her arrival and she quickly tucked into the tasty treat — something that would have been impossible for her just a few months ago . |
| 14 | Initially it seemed quite exciting to her , but she quickly realised that she was unable to care with the intensity felt by the other members of the group . |
| 15 | It rolled in her fingers , but she quickly got a hold on it . |
| 16 | He drew back his leg as if to kick her , but she quickly turned and pulled the other one and brought him down . |
| 17 | She was n't used to his humour , but she quickly laughed and pummelled his chest with her free hand . |
| 18 | Not all Ruth 's time with the other servants was disagreeable , but she quickly found that Millfield 's own staff had little time for the servants of visitors , especially anyone they thought might consider themselves superior . |
| 19 | A row of corroded steel drums caught her eye but she quickly discounted them . |
| 20 | The warmth of an old memory seemed to stir in her eyes , but she quickly dampened it down . |
| 21 | Her name was Penelope but she quickly became Penny in the factory . |
| 22 | Her lip trembled briefly as Tony hugged her and Maureen kissed her again before they left , but she quickly recovered and told them unsmilingly to give her love to her father and the family . |
| 23 | For a moment her thoughts seemed far away and by no means happy , but she quickly recovered and gave Melissa a captivating smile . |
| 24 | For once the little gate was locked , but she quickly pulled back the stone bolt and slipped outside , drawing the gate closed but not relocking it : she would need to be as little delayed as possible if she were to get back unnoticed , and the first servants rose early , at the ninth hour of night . |
| 25 | Something flared inside her , but she quickly quelled it and forced herself to concentrate on what he was saying . |
| 26 | ‘ I ca n't marry a man who hates me — ’ her voice wobbled dangerously but she quickly brought it back under control ‘ — who believes me to be a traitor , without a single question or … or … ’ |