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 | But she to like that |
| 3 | So eager was she to experience another session of past-life regression that she was fifteen minutes early for her appointment ! |
| 4 | But what was she to do next ? |
| 5 | One gentleman even said to her that , were she to run such a boarding house in England and charge what she charged in Florence , she would be besieged . |
| 6 | How was she to get that money ? |
| 7 | Mother of God , how was she to get free of him ? |
| 8 | And if her grandfather had agreed , who was she to say different ? |
| 9 | How , above all , was she to become visible again ? |
| 10 | Donna got to her feet , ready to show him out , but the DC motioned her to remain seated . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | I persuaded her to remain silent for the time being , I think , by promising to find out everything I could . |
| 14 | A cloud seemed to descend upon Lucy , causing her to remain silent . |
| 15 | She returned to a letter from the salon 's head office inviting her to see one of their hair technicians free of charge . |
| 16 | In chapter seven of The Form , leading his disciple on from the initial perspective of striving to order her inner life as if she should die tomorrow — a challenge which sets the adrenalin running and wonderfully sharpens awareness — he potently reminds her in terms of his own cultural coinage that the world is indeed " charged with the grandeur of God " by instructing her to see all her physical experience in terms of the sacrifice also offered at the Mass : By means of keeping in remembrance this little incantatory prayer at meals and indeed at all times not otherwise taken up with prayer or speech ( " and thynk it noght anely whils etes , bot bath before and after , ay bot when prayes or spekes " , 7.104.39 – 40 ) the disciple will maintain a constant perception of all aspects of sustaining life as a divine gift mysteriously available in time only through the processes of death and resurrection . |
| 17 | It was gratifying to her to see that woman taken down a peg . |
| 18 | Another thought struck her — the farmhouse he 'd taken her to see that morning … could he have gone there ? |
| 19 | we 're taking her to see that property and er have a look around and see if there 's any more . |
| 20 | After what has happened I do not think this girl will be able easily to adjust to a normal teenage existence for some time and I think any order forbidding her to see this man again would not only be unrealistic , but would place an intolerable burden on a young girl who , it seems to me , has had quite enough strain already . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | She let Herbert know , and he cabled her to cancel all other arrangements and catch the next ship back . |
| 23 | I phoned Annie and asked her to cancel both performances today , and those on Monday and Tuesday . |
| 24 | I told her to cancel those flowers . ’ |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | You would n't want her to miss that . ’ |
| 27 | Her seriousness will lead her to issue sharp reminders , such as ‘ This is not trivial ’ . |
| 28 | When a friend invited her to attend one of the Christian community study groups , she was deeply impressed by the contrast and decided to join the community : |
| 29 | How terrible it must be for her to attend this service for Mrs Wright whose baby had survived and while the Padre was speaking the Collector accompanied his words with a silent , sympathetic prayer for Mrs Bennett : " O God , whose ways are hidden and thy works most wonderful , who makest nothing in vain , and lovest all that thou hast made , Comfort this thy servant whose heart is sore smitten and oppressed … " but the rest of the prayer was no longer in his mind , stolen no doubt by the foxes of despair that continued to raid his beliefs … in any case , it faded into a mournful reverie in which he sought an explanation for the death of Mrs Bennett 's child . |
| 30 | 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 . |