Example sentences of "she [to-vb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We yelled to 'er to keep still while we looked round for summat to throw to 'er to catch 'old of . |
| 2 | Mother of God , how was she to get free of him ? |
| 3 | And if her grandfather had agreed , who was she to say different ? |
| 4 | How , above all , was she to become visible again ? |
| 5 | Donna got to her feet , ready to show him out , but the DC motioned her to remain seated . |
| 6 | If she is a regular churchgoer her previous vicar , minister , priest or rabbi will probably have put her in touch with a place of worship near to your home , and whether you are churchgoers or not you should make every effort to enable her to remain active in church life and enjoy all the organisations connected with it , in which she will make friends . |
| 7 | Her routine never varied by a second and Honor thought it was probably the spell of freedom after luncheon which enabled her to remain sane . |
| 8 | I persuaded her to remain silent for the time being , I think , by promising to find out everything I could . |
| 9 | A cloud seemed to descend upon Lucy , causing her to remain silent . |
| 10 | Since he could not afford to keep her and the boy out of his meagre earnings he drifted away , leaving her to claim supplementary benefit again a few weeks later . |
| 11 | Once I 'd accomplished the first stages of training , getting her to sit still on my fist , I had to move on to the next stage : getting her to feed there . |
| 12 | Her seriousness will lead her to issue sharp reminders , such as ‘ This is not trivial ’ . |
| 13 | Rain worried how long she would bear the bruises , whether it would still be cold enough in London for her to wear high-necked sweaters when she got back . |
| 14 | Long-standing commercial interests in the Pacific and the Far East had led her to acquire naval bases in Hawaii and the Philippine Islands ( annexed in 1898 ) along with a stake in the China trade . |
| 15 | So I jerk a reluctant Rainbow to her feet , cause her to blurt appropriate remarks about the lateness of the hour , and steer her out of this snakes ' nest of baby ben Issachars . |
| 16 | Papa did not permit her to meet young men , and this was an adventure . |
| 17 | An example of 4.3C would be if a person 's withdrawn , defensive personality made it difficult for her to establish close friendships , and if those same characteristics of personality , rather than her lack of friendships , made her prone to depression . |
| 18 | With a career as an actress already established it was the success of Lynda La Plante 's 12 part series for Euston Films , WIDOWS , ( 1982 ) , which enabled her to concentrate full time on writing . |
| 19 | In the first place , there is a gap between say and do : however cooperative a mother , it may be genuinely difficult for her to provide undistorted information about her behaviour and feelings as they impinge on her child . |
| 20 | Someone helped her to struggle free from her banner . |
| 21 | This student had at one time worked in catering until her love for learning foreign languages prompted her to tackle French and Spanish as a mature student . |
| 22 | For instance , a manufacturer of household detergents might aim to increase the housewife 's use of any one of its proprietary brands , and also persuade her to purchase other company products for other household cleaning , such as washing up or spray polishing . |
| 23 | A brief phone call to Daddy would allow her to purchase complete outfits from any top London store — but Nicola prefers to steal them . |
| 24 | Jaq wondered how much effort of will it had cost her to resist ultimate , engulfing pleasure so as to gasp out a question or two to her tormenter and enchanter . |
| 25 | We got about six sentences too deep in our conversation for her to institute personal questions about my background , without appearing offensive ( she had to treat me as a person now and not a peon ) , even for Asians who delight in asking pertinent questions as to age , income , etc. , unthinkable for more backward Europeans . |
| 26 | Do you like her to talk dirty ? |
| 27 | I offered to talk of a duty superior to that she mentioned , which would oblige her to help distressed innocence , and not permit her to go to the lengths enjoined by lawless tyranny ; but she plainly bid me be silent on that head ; for it was vain to attempt to persuade her to betray her trust . |
| 28 | As well as encouraging her to apply general known principles , the ward staff also need to provide tuition and support . |
| 29 | The police were driving her around Soweto , wanting her to identify key activists . |
| 30 | The important contribution made to book provision by the personal flair of the selector creates further difficulties for the manager , and requires him or her to exercise fine judgement and sensitivity in supervising the work of members of the team . |