Example sentences of "she [verb] an [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | She made an awful job of it — ten times worse . |
| 2 | She represents an obnoxious type of High Church Christian , often typified by adherents to the Oxford Movement , self-consciously ‘ medieval ’ in her choice of early English saint 's names for her sons . |
| 3 | She got an awful lot of things did n't she ? |
| 4 | On leaving school she became an active member of the Keep Fit Association , Laban Guild , English , Scottish and Irish Dancing . |
| 5 | I feel , rather than see , Moira suddenly remembering that she has an awful lot of things to do somewhere else . |
| 6 | She has an extensive range of designer fabrics including Henry Newbury , Gainsborough & Percheron . |
| 7 | Under the established system for electing members to the House of Commons , each elector has only one vote in a general election ; each constituency returns only one Member of Parliament ; and Members of the House of Commons are elected on a first-past-the-post ( winner takes all ) system whereby the candidate with the most votes wins the seat whether or not he or she has an overall majority of all the votes cast in the constituency . |
| 8 | And at almost six foot tall , with a mane of thick hair and a fascinating face which can be transformed from seriously plain to startlingly attractive — witnessed by her TV debut success in The Life And Love Of A She-Devil — she has an extra-large helping of outspoken opinions to match . |
| 9 | ‘ If the creditor takes adequate steps to inform her and reasonably supposes that she has an adequate comprehension of the obligations she is undertaking and an understanding of the effect of the transaction , the fact that she failed to grasp some material part of the document , or , indeed , the significance of what she was doing , can not , I think , in itself give her an equity to set aside , notwithstanding that at an earlier stage the creditor relied upon her husband to obtain her consent to enter into the obligation of surety . |
| 10 | But it could be argued that she has been placed in a high turn-over establishment because she possesses an authoritarian style of leadership . |
| 11 | And she uses an eclectic range of procedures , from experiments and questionnaires to semi-structured and counselling interviews . |
| 12 | His mother spoke as if she believed an unnatural weight of learning had fallen on her son 's head and knocked him into madness . |
| 13 | She received an 11-day course of empirical antibiotic therapy and was discharged . |
| 14 | Following him through the double front door , she received an instant impression of coolness and light ; polished wooden floors strewn with traditional rugs , simple clean-lined furniture in the Danish tradition and pastel-coloured walls . |
| 15 | Showing the Princess in conference with one of her dress designers did nothing to allay the view that she spent an inordinate amount of money on clothes ; and broadcasting the Prince 's remark that he talked to the flowers in his garden was a bad mistake . |
| 16 | She was always eager for her turn on the catwalk to be over but tonight she breathed an audible sigh of relief as the show ended . |
| 17 | She undertook an extended tour of the Mesopotamian churches with their Nazarean and Nestorian orientation . |
| 18 | In 1958 she was invited to work for the Gulbenkian Foundation where , as Director of Music she initiated an ambitious programme of activities , including the formation of the Gulbenkian orchestra , choir and ballet company . |
| 19 | Past the shocked faces on the next table , she saw an expensive-looking bottle of red wine and some half-filled glasses . |
| 20 | She felt an absurd glow of pleasure that he had understood . |
| 21 | Somehow , though , and it was a complete mystery to her why , she felt an odd sort of reluctance to do anything of the kind . |
| 22 | Mitch looked stunned and she felt an incredible burst of guilt that she had not told him about this girl 's problem . |
| 23 | She felt an unfamiliar surge of confidence : well , everything was obvious now , was n't it ? |
| 24 | She felt an inward sense of release . |
| 25 | She felt an unaccountable sense of loss . |
| 26 | ‘ She did an awful lot of it , ’ said Lydia . |
| 27 | She gave an extra piece of meat to Noah , then told Oliver to hurry up as it was his job to look after the shop . |
| 28 | She gave an inner groan of despair . |
| 29 | Opening the lid of the box , she gave an involuntary cry of pleasure . |
| 30 | At thirteen she had an extensive collection of Esther Williams photos in glamorous swimsuits and the most advanced information available about what to do with boys . |