Example sentences of "she [be] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had she been asked the same question in different surroundings her amazement might have been tempered with doubt that Nahum Morey was in his right mind , but in this confined space she began to share his conviction that they had been drawn together by their various needs . |
| 2 | Had she been making a genuine decision to refuse the treatment , it would be necessary in a case such as this to find out if the patient had received any advice as to the consequences of a refusal to accept treatment . |
| 3 | The claimant brought an action against the bank claiming that she be considered as automatically hired as from March 5,1986 ( the date on which the first of above male candidates had been hired ) and she be paid the relevant salary , plus interest , from that same date forward up to the actual payment . |
| 4 | Commonsense told her that her safety and her sanity could only be assured if she were to put a considerable distance between herself and the cottage . |
| 5 | Second , there are many loopholes in the legislation ; for instance , until very recently a woman could only claim equal pay if she were doing the identical work of a man and , since occupations are typically segregated by sex , it is often difficult to find such a comparable man . |
| 6 | She tried not to sound as though she were interrogating the older woman . |
| 7 | as if she were putting the same reel of film back in the projector , she ran through the whole scene once again : she is speaking to the visitor , Paul is watching them with astonishment , and the guest is saying : ‘ In your next life , do you want to stay together or never meet again ? ’ |
| 8 | Puts on airs as if she were running a literary salon . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ So she 's to see a head man , is she ? |
| 10 | Cor she 's getting a fluffy coat is n't she , now ? |
| 11 | ‘ She 's getting the best attention money can buy . |
| 12 | The fact that the other child cries and you shout at her lets her know that it was naughty — and may stop her doing it again if you 're lucky — but it does n't mean she understands the pain she 's caused the other child . |
| 13 | One moment Harvey sounds like she 's trapped in a particularly unpleasant psychodrama , the next she 's singing an exuberant snatch of I 'm Gon na Wash that Man Right Out of My Hair . |
| 14 | From what you said on the phone , she 's kept a low profile too , which is lucky . |
| 15 | She 's kept the upper floor , turned it into a very nice flat for herself , and I — you also if you agree — could live downstairs . |
| 16 | The cleaner upstairs , she asked me to find out what kind of cakes everybody liked cos she 's buying every single person an individual , like you know , a single cake for everybody . |
| 17 | She 's wearing a yellow paisley dress and she smells of flour . |
| 18 | She 's wearing a white dress . |
| 19 | She 's developed a steady business and a strong social life at her church . |
| 20 | BRITISH actress Emily Lloyd is all smiles after watching the Hollywood premiere of In The Soup — but she 's nursing an aching heart . |
| 21 | Frustratingly , the habit persists even when she 's holding a strong hand . |
| 22 | So she 's written the first syllable as she feels it sounds ( coff- ) and that triggers the -ee . |
| 23 | This may reflect a difference in emphasis in that parents seemed to be looking for information about their child 's overall character and behaviour ( eg ‘ good at sharing toys ’ ) whereas staff seemed to report specific good behaviour ( eg ‘ She 's done a lovely painting this morning ’ or ‘ He ate his dinner up nicely today ’ ) . |
| 24 | So I suppose it 's what she wanted and she 's done the right thing . |
| 25 | Comic look at American racism in MRS DELAFIELD WANTS TO MARRY , where Katherine Hepburn shocks her family with the news she 's to wed a Jewish doctor . |
| 26 | She says she 's made a special cake and wants us to help eat it up . ’ |
| 27 | But she 's made a miraculous recovery , and has now been allowed home . |
| 28 | She 's made an absolute fool out of you . |
| 29 | But she 's made an amazing recovery and is now about to go home . |
| 30 | She 's made an official complaint — just one of a record number received by Thames Valley Police this year . |