Example sentences of "[subord] she [verb] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | During this period she herds stray animals to her seashore cave , where she feeds them during the cold months . |
| 2 | Sometimes , although she chided herself for the thought , it seemed as if in trying to be unselfish and giving him what he wanted , she had allowed herself to be turned into a sacrifice . |
| 3 | As a single woman living with her uncle , the negligent landlord Mr Brooke , Dorothea has good reason to concern herself with cottages , although she intends them for the estate of the obliging Sir James , having presumably abandoned her uncle as a hopeless case . |
| 4 | Environmental issues are also important to Alison although she believes none of the major parties have a good green record . |
| 5 | She and Susan had rooms adjoining , so she had none of the creepy feelings one often gets in a strange house . |
| 6 | The house we sat in was still in chaos , so she led me to the sunny kitchen , where we talked and drank coffee , surrounded by boxes and plants and the smell of paint . |
| 7 | The sister was n't in her office when she went back , so she left it in the middle of the desk : ‘ Miss Carolyn Tanner , care of Clare ’ . |
| 8 | Kathy Rooney had to leave me one night when we were dining at the Kensington Hilton , so she took me to the porter to arrange for him to take me upstairs to my room when I was ready . |
| 9 | She ran out and tried to send me away but I pretended Sabine was expecting me , so she took me to the studio . |
| 10 | But I 'm sure that once she joins you in the pool she will find it easy enough to slip into the flow of things . |
| 11 | Rune filled her glass , watching her as she half emptied it in one long swallow , waiting until she replaced it on the table before enquiring mildly , ‘ Then what happened ? ’ |
| 12 | and I was probably alright , until she kicked me under the table Paul ! |
| 13 | His whole life seemed to hang on each letter in Annie 's hand , his eyes following it until she handed it into the crowd or placed it on a pile to one side and then he would fix on the next letter and the next . |
| 14 | There was a ring of sadness in his voice which she found puzzling until she remembered something from the past — Eddie 's voice repeating what he 'd told her all those years ago at the Oulton Park circuit . |
| 15 | But she would make him pay for this , she vowed to herself silently , even if she killed herself in the process ! |
| 16 | She described how she walked around for months ‘ with a pain , almost a physical pain , in my heart ’ ; of how she avoided friends and pulled her hat over her face if she met them in the street ; of how , at last , she knew she must express her thousand emotions about her little grandchild in the way she knew best , in clay . |
| 17 | He showed it to Patrizia Valesio and asked if she knew anything about the asterisks which Chiodini had pointed out . |
| 18 | I asked Dang if she knew anything on the subject of knitting machines . |
| 19 | What would he say if she told him of the background that had left her with a deep and enduring mistrust of men ? |
| 20 | ‘ I suppose Mrs C. thought I 'd be swilling it down like an alcoholic if she left it in the room . |
| 21 | It was a test , really , to see if she said anything about the stockings . |
| 22 | ‘ She 'll cast a spell on you if she sees you in the wood , ’ Kay warned . |
| 23 | I laugh if she caught it in the |
| 24 | The customer always matters and is never a nuisance — even if she interrupts you in the middle of doing something else . |
| 25 | When the passengers are cleaned up see if you can get this young lady , Irene Charial , alone and find out if she knows anything about the layout of the engine-room . |
| 26 | Especially not if she puts them by the bed . ’ |
| 27 | I suppose she meant if she put me on the Pill she was letting me sleep around . |
| 28 | Billy would n't notice if she put it on the back seat . |
| 29 | At two , your child does n't realise that if she bangs someone on the head with a spade , it hurts . |
| 30 | But , because she knew nothing of the business , I insisted that she let me handle things . |