Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] she [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consciousness deteriorated and , since the pain ‘ could no longer be relieved ’ , it was decided to kill her with a large dose of opioids . |
| 2 | However , as the torchlight danced ahead she gradually lost the worst of the fears that had at first threatened to turn her into a quivering jelly . |
| 3 | was delighted to tell you that we have already received our first nomination for this position in 1992. has been nominated and seconded and , as she is not a current elected member of the Executive Committee , it has been decided to invite her to the remaining Executive meetings as an observer so that she gets used to how the Society functions . |
| 4 | In spite of our scepticism , to our relief the first boat in that area to be investigated proved to match the photograph and we slunk off into the night , doused our lights , and prepared to follow her at a safe distance . |
| 5 | They threatened that , if he did not co-operate , the Northern Ireland emergency powers of detention would be used to intern her as a dangerous subversive . |
| 6 | Marina had that fabulous Gauloise and gin thee-ay-tah voice : which is why Jay had got to know her in the first place . |
| 7 | Hughes took the British junior team to Austria earlier this year , and the BJA has agreed to employ her as a part-time coach when she retires after the Commonwealth Games . |
| 8 | If he 'd hoped to placate her by the teasing compliment then he achieved the opposite . |
| 9 | It was hoped to refloat her on the next high water at 2120 and the Greek master had requested lifeboat assistance . |
| 10 | Part of the parents ' case had rested on the following argument : within the school which the child attended a decision had been taken to include her in a remedial class ; thus , the special educational provision that should be made for her had already been determined ; so a statement ( under section 7(1) of the Act ) should follow . |
| 11 | But despite her appalling injuries , her parents have fought to send her to an ordinary school . |
| 12 | She found herself talking about her father — the way he had brought her up alone , how he had tried to dissuade her from a racing career . |
| 13 | I 'm sorry , you know , the woman , I , er , I 've tried to tell her in no uncertain terms there |
| 14 | He was very tempted to tell her about The Yellow Chair . |
| 15 | By now Smallfry was using her other voice , the one that screeched shrilly and somehow managed to transform her from a beautiful movie-star into something savage and frightening . |
| 16 | If he had n't managed to convince her during the past eighteen years , he was unlikely to succeed this morning . |