Example sentences of "she [vb mod] [verb] [be] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She must have been given a lift home from school with someone 's dad , because there were two other girls in the car in green uniforms . |
| 2 | I do n't think she should have been given a custodial sentence , but a community service to make her think about what she 's done . |
| 3 | and she said well we 've got , for instance , one of my favourite patience is the girl of er , I think she 's nineteen , and er , she 's in their because her father had raped her since she was about eight , when she was sixteen she killed him , well I said well I think she should have been given a medal . |
| 4 | She might have been wearing a sign like those you see in car windows : GIVE MY CHILD A CHANCE — DO N'T PULL BACK . |
| 5 | She counted to ten as she had been taught when about to deliver a big speech , but when she tried to force some words of outrage from between her teeth her tongue clove to the roof of her mouth and the most she could do was make a small cry of protest deep in her throat . |
| 6 | The only thing she could do was to assume an air of indifference . |
| 7 | She decided that the link with Bert was unlikely to hold Jasper back from one of his binges ; that she would have to sit it out ; that Bert was almost certainly going after Pat ; that the best thing she could do was to organise a Congress of the C.C.U. for as soon as possible . |
| 8 | The best thing she could do was take a shower , get dressed and go out for some fresh air . |
| 9 | If somehow she could have been given a meagre share in their relationship , if one or the other had treated her as a confidante , it might have been more bearable . |
| 10 | What she would do was write a note of apology , giving her name and address and telephone number , and secure it behind one of the Bentley 's windscreen wipers . |
| 11 | ‘ Then surely she would have been wearing a nightdress ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ If Debbie had lost a leg she would have been given a customised artificial limb and provided with physiotherapy at the hospital and at home , ’ says Mrs Finni . |
| 13 | Just this once , she would risk being considered a bad loser . |