Example sentences of "[subord] she have [vb pp] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 She mentioned a conference at Lancaster University , where she 'd given a talk called ‘ Bringing Spirituality into Organizations ’ .
2 But in her earlier study where she had viewed the alternants as being ‘ equivalent ways of saying the same thing ’ she did not attempt to ‘ account for the interplay between the differences in modal meaning and the social conditioning in the use of these forms ’ ( Lavandera 1982 : 90 — her translation ) .
3 After Goose Bay , where she had controlled the plane as it climbed through thick ice-laden cloud to eleven thousand feet , they had flown direct to Narsarssuaq on the southern tip of Greenland .
4 Jay gripped , burrowed her head in Lucy 's belly : here so safe and wanted inside her beloved Jeremy had grown ; her brow nudged Lucy 's breasts , where Jeremy had sucked himself full and strong , where she had found a contentment warm as summer wind across white sands ; here she had swum easy as a seal , crystal seas halcyon over her head .
5 On this occasion she is at a posh party , where she has taken a glass of champagne , but only ‘ to be sociable ’ — a motive which in anyone else would have driven Patrick to contemplate another of the umpteen blows he feels like unleashing — when the novelist unleashes one of his phonological jokes , which play on vagaries of pronunciation .
6 Although she 'd seen a couple of nice men recently , when it came to the heavy breathing Miranda found that she did n't want to be touched intimately by anyone she did n't know well .
7 However , on 30 June we were told in response to inquiries by the court that she had not taken solid food since 21 June and that , although she had maintained a fluid intake of 12 cups of tea a day , her weight had dropped from 39 kg. on 16 June to 35.1 kg. on 30 June .
8 Although she had become a native of the boats , and pitied the tideless and ratless life of the Chelsea inhabitants , she respected the water and knew that one could die within sight of the Embankment .
9 He was such a dear old thing , although she had heard a rumour about him and Sylvia .
10 Fortunately , she was a feminist and seldom asked for extra money , since she would consider that degrading , although she had accepted a house and school fees .
11 He recognized that , although she had worn the veil for several years , she had never made her monastic profession .
12 She broke off , unaccountably reluctant to tell them the rest , although she had made no secret of it in London .
13 ‘ Hush , ’ he whispered against her hair , although she had made no sound .
14 By mid-morning she had done what housework she was prepared to do , and although she had used the vacuum cleaner , her nose felt full of dust , her heart heavy : she had picked up all manner of objects — scent bottles , jugs , a Staffordshire dog — wiped them desultorily and put them back .
15 Although she had mentioned a man named Clive .
16 Although she had climbed the West Face of the Romsdalhorn , shared leads on the Third Sella Tower and led a rope up Store Skagastoltind in the Jotenheim , she was convinced she 'd not yet experienced the full horrors and rigours of a ‘ real ’ alpine day .
17 Although she had had a shower before going to the boat , she decided to take a long bath .
18 cos bread goes , although she 's got a freezer and a washing machine and everything at the villa , so she 's , she sold her house in Jersey and they 're gon na do the villa up because they , they 've sold it Christmas did n't they ?
19 Mrs Thatcher , although she has criticised the Delors monetary union plan for being ‘ undemocratic , ’ is determined to try to exclude consideration of a bigger role for the European Parliament from the Rome Treaty review process .
20 Cora-Beth had told him the night before that there were letters and cards awaiting him from England , all of which had ‘ Not To Be Opened Until 5 Jan. ’ on the envelopes , so she had extracted a promise from him to leave them on his bedside table until this morning .
21 That , and the discovery that she could not bear a man near her in the early days after the rape ; so she had feigned an illness , explained as the consequence of her breaking her engagement with Havvie , which , of course , had caused an immense furore inside and outside of society , and Mama and Papa had put off their visit to England , and sent her loving letters , for she had written that she had discovered that she did not really love Havvie at all , had merely been beglamoured by his appearance , name and title .
22 All the child 's socks were dirty so she had turned a pair inside out and put them on her .
23 Her straw bonnet had a large brim which was usually turned back from her face , but today she did n't want people looking at her grief so she had tipped the brim down .
24 The old lady who lived here could n't do much work , so she 'd left the garden .
25 letter all about it , so she 's got no excuse for not knowing
26 Still , I said to myself , so she has got a husband after all , because I was beginning to put two and two together and ask myself a few questions .
27 And once she 'd made the choice that she wanted to stay , no matter what the consequences were as far as money were concerned , well that was it .
28 Once she 'd taken a room in a village where the bus just happened to stop .
29 If she could n't be Peter she was quite prepared , once she 'd mastered the technicalities , to hide behind a reflection .
30 She was bone-weary , but she would be all right , she assured herself , once she 'd had a sit down and something to eat .
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