Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] she the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Chancellor of the Exchequer , Kenneth Clarke tells the programme how she once asked : ‘ Why do I have to do everything in this Government ? ’ and no-one had the nerve to give her the obvious answer — she did n't have to do everything . |
| 2 | Dot gave her the violet-patterned hanky that used to belong to Henrietta Forbes-Read to wipe her eyes . |
| 3 | Daddy and Mummy greeted her the next morning . |
| 4 | In Soho , hell-bent on a good time , her tremendous vitality made her the female counterpart of Minton . |
| 5 | There was no doctor , no magic seer to give her the golden branch and lead her into the underworld , only yet another pretty young woman , the radiological technician . |
| 6 | He was n't in the sitting-room , so , interested in the house in spite of herself , she started to explore , his absence giving her the perfect right to do so . |
| 7 | The bad news reached her the next morning even before she had finished dressing , and then before very many days had passed she found out her condition , and the skies really fell in for her . |
| 8 | Her age makes her the ideal candidate for a pension mortgage . |
| 9 | The Royal Horticultural Society awarded her the Banksian medal in 1906 . |
| 10 | She had scarcely seen the Mercedes that had swung into the drive just as she 'd been about to go out , but by sheer instinct she had swerved to miss it , sparing only a glance in the mirror to tell her the other car was safe before speeding on her way again . |
| 11 | To put it another way : when the cat is on heat ( which she has n't been since the vet gave her the unkindest cut of all ) , nevertheless when she was , she had very little time for chasing moths hanging unsubtly round the fridge or cuddling up for a neck scratch . |
| 12 | A glance at her watch gave her the perfect excuse to leave immediately … |
| 13 | She had to smile when the busy reality met her the following day . |
| 14 | The book gave her the academic credentials she needed , and from 1914 to 1945 she combined her local social work with acting as tutor in economics at St Anne 's and tutor-secretary ( 1914–19 ) for women students at Barnett House , Oxford 's centre for training in social work . |
| 15 | With that she saw me off with an invitation to visit her the next day after school but that I was to tell my parents in case they were worried where I was . |
| 16 | Said treasurer called her the SILLIEST woman he knew … |
| 17 | If you lack confidence in your ability to give her the right kind of help and comfort , but really want to do so , you have nothing to fear , because this probably means that you are much better equipped for the task than you imagine . |
| 18 | He skipped along the corridors and went to see Matron to tell her the good news . |
| 19 | Had her mother given her the wrong information ? |
| 20 | Actually , both garments fitted her very well , and the boater gave her the same kind of perky look it had given Annie . |