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Example sentences for "she caught"

  • It was as if the dart being aimed at her, she caught it in her hand in its flight, broke off its point and threw it lightly aside without comment.

  • As she said it she caught sight of someone, a man in leggings and shabby clothes and with a gun over his shoulder, evidently an under keeper.

  • She caught sight of a man who could not be a sailor, since he was standing still.

  • She caught sight of a patently venerable cob in one of the stables.

  • Margaret of a neighbour in the crowd, as she caught a few words clear and distinct from the general murmur.

  • Mrs. March wondered what had become of Burnamy; the promenades were much freer now than they had been since the ship sailed; when she rose to go below, she caught sight of Burnamy walking the deck transversely with some lady.

  • The countess looked up in surprise, and following Wilhelm's gaze, she caught sight of the hotel wit and his lady coming along the deep pathway that ran round the foot of the wooded hill, on the slope of which they were sitting.

  • As she caught sight of Wilhelm a sudden pallor overspread her face, and with an unconscious movement of terror she dropped her companion's arm.

  • Then, as the obscure figure, drawing away from her with a staggering motion, began fumbling blindly at the gate, she caught sight of a ghastly face, which looked as if it had been stricken by an incurable illness.

  • Then, as Archibald rushed into the room, she caught him in her arms, and held him hungrily to her bosom.

  • She caught hold of the curtain, like a person on the point of swooning.

  • She caught hold of the cushions and made a strong effort to sit still.

  • She did not need to see his face, yet, as he stopped to give up his ticket, she caught a glimpse of it.

  • When she had resumed her seat, she caught a glimpse of Wilfrid at a little distance; her beckoned summons brought him near.

  • She caught a passing glimpse of her image in the glass, and was fascinated into regarding it closely.

  • She caught herself up at this last thought.

  • She caught hold of the canvas of the tent.

  • Already, from the roof, she caught sight of a great visionary panorama glowing with colour and magic.

  • On the left, between the palms, she caught glimpses of the desert and of the hard and brilliant mountains, and, as she stood there, she remembered her sensations on first entering the garden and how soon she had learned to love it.

  • She caught up the other's hand in a bewildered surprise.

  • She caught at the side, at her hat, and saw Molly's face.

  • She caught a glimpse of a misty mass of white and, beside it, old Mr. Sommerville's profile, very white and nervous and determined.

  • She caught up the paper, but it shook as before, so that she could not see the figures.

  • She caught after it frantically, but in vain.

  • Far up, among the more rugged crests, where the steep slopes were covered with manzanita, she caught a glimpse of a clear space where the wild grass had not yet lost its green.

  • She caught an outbound car, and ere she descended from it she had conned the conversation over and over again.

  • When the news of his speedy arrival in Paris reached her, she caught sight of herself in her mirror and with a sudden pang realized her lack of attraction.

  • Already at the threshold, she caught sight of Virginia lying on her back, with clasped hands, her mouth open and her head thrown back, beneath a black crucifix inclined toward her, and stiff curtains which were less white than her face.

  • As soon as she caught sight of them, Félicité would run and notify her mistress.

  • In consequence of a cold, she caught a sore throat; and some time afterward she had an earache.

  • Drake bent sharply towards her; she caught a gleam of his eyes in the darkness.

  • She stopped suddenly as she caught sight of him, clutched at the balustrade, slipped a heel upon the edge of the step, and with a cry pitched straight into his arms at the bottom.

  • She caught at the phrase and stammered, 'Perhaps that was wise.

  • And in a moment, turning inwards from the sea, she caught sight of a movement among some straggling bushes a few yards to one side of the path.

  • She caught back an involuntary shudder, and in a moment the hand that held hers closed unceremoniously and drew her further from the edge of the cliff.

  • She caught sight of a white skiff, lying in the water close to the bank.

  • She caught a momentary glimpse of Green's energetic profile as he spoke briefly and emphatically and immediately returned to his instrument.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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