Example sentences of "[verb] she [vb -s] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although this might appear unfriendly — and is also a gesture of warning to other males — the female will usually stand her ground , letting the male know she means serious business . |
| 2 | For the sake of this example , say she writes 1978 which is the year of my daughter 's birth . |
| 3 | She can put a little note in there and say she wants some a taties and some , some bread and then it 's delivered . |
| 4 | Now the authorities say she has little chance of getting them back . |
| 5 | Some say she has long fair hair , others that she 's as dusky a beauty as you 'd find among the pieds-noirs ! |
| 6 | Well she looks she looks druggy do n't she ? |
| 7 | ‘ That will ensure she gets bad notices , ’ said Stefan gloomily . |
| 8 | Six-months pregnant Whitney , left , says she plans instaed to be a good wife and mother and control her life . |
| 9 | Mica says she thinks this show is really good with Tom recording all different types of music throughtout the series and proves that some singers do n't just go on TV to plug their latest hits , but have influencess and do n't mind talking about them . |
| 10 | I 'll tell you what erm Marion says she likes this drink anyway . |
| 11 | She says she feels sorry for them . |
| 12 | She says she feels sorry for them . |
| 13 | She says she feels worse now that she did when her husband died . |
| 14 | ‘ She says she feels sick and ca n't eat anything — on top of which her right side is giving her pain . |
| 15 | She says she feels neglected when she looks at all the visitors Mum gets . |
| 16 | She says she gets nervous whenever there 's a car behind her , and she 's scared of speed . |
| 17 | She says she gets bad asthma and ca n't swallow very easily , which means it takes her ages to eat her meals . |
| 18 | She says she gets scared by people doing three point turns . |
| 19 | Grace has 35 to 40 regular customers per week and says she owes much of her success to the course , which has helped her become more confident as a businesswoman and as a boss . |
| 20 | ‘ Oh Angel — my mother says she knows several cases which were worse than mine , and the husband has not minded much … well , he has accepted it at least . |
| 21 | Claire says she makes sure he has a good day out … and Allan says there 's no other way to learn or get better than just climbing |
| 22 | She says she needs more time , but we know she is lying . |
| 23 | She says she has 17 kids like this right now . |
| 24 | She says she has much more chance at this school of getting the qualifications she would need to become a social worker or a journalist ( she feels there a lot of good black journalists around but not enough women ) . |
| 25 | Her Mum says she looks beautiful and this is how she feels . |
| 26 | But we 've found some thin sliced bread including some at the Late Shopper in Bedale ( thin sliced long loaf 53p ) and we liked the suggestion from Margaret Gent , our retiring switchboard lady , who says she buys uncut loaves and slices them very thinly with an electric carving knife … |
| 27 | She says she loves all animals — but she wo n't put her money where her mouth is . |
| 28 | Mrs Cole-King has already caused a stir by suggesting she had no objection to the idea of women holding communion in private homes , but she now says she realises that is n't a good idea and it certainly wo n't be something she 'll be campaigning for . |
| 29 | She says she worries all the time . |
| 30 | I hope she stays that way . ’ |