Example sentences of "if she [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | She knew she was violating her bail conditions by being in the Rollercoaster but she also knew she would be perfectly safe if she kept a low profile . |
2 | The villagers often joked that if she met a German tank on the road to Berkeley , she would order it off the road and pass on as if nothing had happened . |
3 | And if she took a sudden dislike to a client , or observed one member behaving badly to another , her command , ‘ Out , cunt ! ’ , sent them packing . |
4 | My Jamaican friend , if she saw a coloured girl being beaten , she would run to help her . |
5 | The threat of exposure hanging over her , so close that she had dwelled since — since when ? — as if she inhabited a thick cloud of suffocating fog . |
6 | She wondered if she would lose her job if she tossed a sodden plaster bandage right at his grinning mouth . |
7 | In l979 , the then underground paper SoHo News offered to publish her work if she got a proper camera . |
8 | Not that Loretta had yet come up with an excuse to contact Mrs Grant , even if she acquired a proper address , but that problem could wait until after she spoke to Bridget . |
9 | What if she made a complete fool of herself and let Ricky down ? |
10 | If she made a genuine offer to return which he rejected , she would have been entitled to maintenance from him . |
11 | With Puddephat 's disappearance in the news , it would not seem odd if she made a casual reference to it over dinner . |
12 | If she bears a female child , this period of impurity is doubled to two weeks , plus sixty-six days , a ruling that makes clear that femaleness per se is a source of uncleanliness . |
13 | Asked if she anticipated a hung parliament she smiled . |
14 | If , for example , a patient expressed the wish that the doctor kill her if she reached a particular point of mental and physical deterioration , or if the request was that she be left to die when she was not terminally ill , then the doctor would be legally obliged to ignore the request . |
15 | It was as if she had a hot line to the Devil . |
16 | So had every other beautiful girl , of course ; but Jane Ashton was now not only the first beautiful girl Killion had kissed good night , she was the first to kiss him in return , and kiss him as if she had a great deal to give as well as take . |
17 | It did seem , however , that Donna Hazell , the girl with leukaemia , stood a very good chance of being cured if she had a bone-marrow transplant . |
18 | The girl who would only appear in school plays if she had a non-speaking part was now centre stage . |
19 | Still , the dream had felt so real that he could n't resist ringing her from the office to ask if she had a sixteen-year-old sister he could meet . |
20 | The man paid the gaveller about a shilling a day : if she had a young child to look after at the same time she would have to manage as best she could . |
21 | If she had a particular experience or some expertise , fine . |
22 | If she had a brief glimpse of life 's pleasures , then ‘ bad luck ’ would quickly follow . |
23 | ‘ I wonder why she came , though ? ’ he said , ‘ she does n't look as if she needed a free meal . |
24 | If she sees a nice dress for her , she 'll buy it . |
25 | She said she could n't she could n't , she was crippled if she put a decent pair of shoes on . |
26 | The accused is therefore not guilty of this offence if she drafts a worthless cheque . |
27 | And if she wants a new pair of shoes she 's got ta go to a new town and pay for them . |
28 | If she wants a particular toy that is n't hers , explain that it belongs to Jamie and she must ask him if she wants to play with it . |
29 | If she sprouts a second head or grows fangs — I 'll shoot her . |
30 | She would n't be keeping the Law if she turned a deaf ear to the call or ran away from it . |