Example sentences of "she [vb mod] [verb] [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Told her she must send out the original . |
| 2 | In all fairness , she should point out the entries that were suspect , so that they could find out what was amiss . |
| 3 | I do n't tell her or she 'll take on the mantleshelf . |
| 4 | That 's where he 's away this weekend to her place , and then he 's going next weekend because there 's some wedding do or something er so he 's to go next weekend , he goes there , stays with her parents and then she 'll come down the weekend after that and stay at our house . |
| 5 | She 'd never retire ; but she could fix up the house , put in some extra loos and bathrooms , have the kitchen completely refitted — get her business on a sound footing for the first time in her life . |
| 6 | Or else she could spin out the repair until it was too late and they had to get somebody else . |
| 7 | She could make out the man now . |
| 8 | At the edge of hearing , as she turned back into her room , she could make out the shuffling of crockery . |
| 9 | Suddenly , beyond , in the black solidity she could make out the pattern in the sun-whitened rocks : the lips of craters . |
| 10 | It was dark down below , but she could make out the shapes of beer kegs . |
| 11 | Before she could set out the cups she had to remove a large heavy book — Crockford — which occupied the centre of the table . |
| 12 | Before she could reply , before she could sort out the details , even , he launched himself on her and stopped her mouth with his . |
| 13 | If she put it all in one account she could step up the return on her £20,000 to 6.45 per cent or £1,290 after tax . |
| 14 | But fitzAlan spoke again before she could pin down the feeling . |
| 15 | She wished she could turn back the clock . |
| 16 | Wished she could turn back the clock to when , only a matter of ten days ago , she 'd led a calm and orderly life back in London , in control of her business and her private life … |
| 17 | If only she could turn back the clock she would never have come to this wretched country in the first place . |
| 18 | She would in a moment , when she could summon up the energy . |
| 19 | Leaving aside his feelings and motives , her feelings were so intense that if she could blot out the knowledge that he 'd just used her , the two nights spent in his arms would glow like jewels in the ashes of the years . |
| 20 | But until she could find out the truth from Mrs McMahon she 'd have to tread warily , which meant continuing this absurd fiction . |
| 21 | Every bit of her shied away from the idea , but what had Terry Lewis to gain from lying when she could find out the truth ? |
| 22 | Celia wished she could take back the words . |
| 23 | And I thought she might have come today cos she said she 'd bring up the money but she has n't , not yet . |
| 24 | Eventually , after failing to distract Gentle from his labours , she 'd put down the phone and traipsed back to her cold bed in a foul humour . |
| 25 | I just wished she 'd cut out the bullshit about cheating on Dennis . |
| 26 | I still have the big iron mangle she used to wring out the clothes . |
| 27 | She thought of all the wretched women in the East End , and aye , in the West End too , not excluding her own maltreated self , and thought that at whatever cost she would carry out the task she had set herself — to find out how the under-privileged lived , and to strike a blow for suffering womanhood while she did so . |
| 28 | Mala chose to go first , saying that she would check out the landing area for dangerous watchers and warn me if necessary when she sent the pod back up . |
| 29 | She would go on the day she judged best . |
| 30 | She had outgrown the collection of grey china kittens now , and the pink lace doilies on her dressing-table , and decided that next time she came out here she would clear out the room . |