Example sentences of "she [verb] [prep] a [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She lived as a soldier 's wife might . |
| 2 | When one caller transgresses this line of demarcation , asking the presenter Dolores what she thinks of a terrorists ' kidnapping , she replies ‘ That would be a little outside the scope of this programme Charlie , there 'll be experts commenting again in the morning to tell you what to think of it , why do n't you talk to me about yourself … ’ ( 80 ) . |
| 3 | She looks like a farmer 's wife . ’ |
| 4 | She was attacked as she played in a children 's playground as she bent down to stroke a dog tied to a post it attacked her . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , I do know , ’ she replied after a moment 's hesitation ; ‘ but I love him . ’ |
| 6 | The Kylie and Jason ‘ Are they or are n't they in love ? ’ riddle reached its most bewildering moment in September 1988 when she claimed in a woman 's magazine that … |
| 7 | It was ten minutes before she returned at a snail 's pace with four rum punches . |
| 8 | ‘ Maybe , ’ he said , sitting on her side of the bed as she reached for a woman 's magazine , ‘ maybe I 'm gay ! ’ |
| 9 | And again there was the quiver of amusement , because had Dierdriu ever been discreet when she went to a lover 's bed ? |
| 10 | Well , this feller Colin i , she used to go out with him before she met Steve she used to , she went on a nanny 's course , she went to college to be a nanny |
| 11 | Then , at random almost , she picked up one of the other cuttings , which showed Harriet Shakespeare 's plain , squashed face looking white and distraught and pitiful as she leaned against a friend 's arm . |
| 12 | ‘ I suppose I like you , ’ she said after a moment 's thought , ‘ because you lack guile . |
| 13 | " Yes , I thought so , " she said after a moment 's scrutiny . |
| 14 | So , what I mean is … , ’ she said after a moment 's thoughtful silence , ‘ it 's very nice of you , but I do n't need any more bother . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Well , ’ she said after a moment 's pause , ‘ of course they are doing the same job up to a point and that 's never an easy pattern of work . |
| 16 | ‘ Very well , ’ she said after a moment 's thought , deciding that the only solution was to tell him the truth after all . |
| 17 | Satisfied , she retraces her steps until she comes to a Ladies ' cloakroom . |