Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun] [subord] she " in BNC.

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1 She had had every opportunity to be , for heaven 's sake , but she 'd never worked hard enough at it and now she did not feel like struggling with a foreign language to search for an item when she did not even know what she was looking for .
2 She continued to work as a washerwoman until she was sixty-three , when she moved to Alton , Hampshire , to take care of a farmhouse .
3 The rest of the room seemed to disappear in a blur as she looked into his face , seeing him as if she 'd never really seen him before .
4 She paused and allowed her gaze to wander round the room before she said , ‘ I hate the authorities and their bits of paper . ’
5 She asked me to stand by the gate while she spoke to him . "
6 However , I suggested that it would be better for her to come back after another week as this would give her time to think over all that had happened , to listen to the cassette if she wished and to continue to practise her relaxation and visualization techniques .
7 She did n't need to listen to the words when she could read her future in their eyes .
8 Refusing to cower behind the racks as she usually did , she walked boldly along the centre aisle .
9 He 'd buy a house for Penny 's mum , a big , big house and then they 'd sell it again and he left every bit of the money to Dionne , so she 'll be able to look after the child when she gets twenty-one and that , but now
10 The split apparently came after the fiery-tempered pair had a row about Tatum wanting to go back to acting — leaving McEnroe to look after the children while she makes movies .
11 She had never even expected him to help with the dishes when she had fed him here .
12 It was too big to conceal in the shed so she wheeled it outside and hid it in the freight car containing the metal beer kegs .
13 So Deborah had to be content to ride on a tree branch every Saturday morning on her way to Pack Meeting but she did long to be on the back of a real pony again and to help in the stables as she used to do , and learn how a pony should be shoed , cared for and fed , and to know and do the other things required to pass the Pony Rider test .
14 This garment grew with the child , so she was still wearing it to play in the garden when she was four years old !
15 He continued to stare at the ground as she added , ‘ I 'm just wondering who might have had a motive for killing him . ’
16 Georgia was looking at the bracelet the same way she used to look at the hill when she was five , she was in awe of it , it might be too strong for her .
17 Meryl tucked the papers under her arm and decided to walk around the boundary until she came to an alternative entrance .
18 It might have had something to do with the murder because she seemed to think Ken Harris would be interested . ’
19 ‘ I suggested it , but she 's determined to wait until the morning because she 's hoping it 'll wear off . ’
20 She opened her mouth to yell , turning to retreat into the theatre as she did so .
21 Pempie wanted to go to the psychiatrist because she 's very keen on astrology and sends away for readings .
22 She 's refused to go to the baths since she had that cold , but I think she was clever enough to make that an excuse .
23 Her new liver took straight away but she had to go on a ventilator because she was having problems with her lungs . ’
24 Lorna Marsh initially turned down the chance to go on the trip when she found out that Bingo The Clown would be joining them .
25 Marie wanted to go on the Pill when she was fifteen :
26 But the room was not well lit and she thought it wiser to live in the shadows as she did not want to explain why she looked ill .
27 Her Finals were approaching , and she had no idea of what she should do next , and indeed did not dare to think about the future for she knew that it offered her little in the way of readily acceptable projects .
28 She came from a large family , and it must be supposed that her mother or one of her sisters helped to care for the children while she was at work .
29 Deborah turned away from the signpost and began wading back through the deep undergrowth to the main path , intending to break into a run when she reached it ; but just as she turned off she heard a faint , distant , reedy cry , which stopped her in her tracks .
30 It seems that other young men came to stay too — I suppose it must have been a very welcome extra source of income — and I understand that Great-Grandmother Tallentire was criticized for allowing young men to stay in the house when she had daughters .
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