Example sentences of "[to-vb] what she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm , he 's , and even then she accepts does n't she , or she appears to accept what she 's told ? |
| 2 | To maintain this fragile truce , she began to relate what she 'd bought . |
| 3 | ‘ And the consultant wanted to know what she 'd had to eat , of course … ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 'd like to know what she told you , but I do n't suppose you 'll tell me . ’ |
| 5 | Mum went straight up to Mrs Phipps and demanded to know what she meant by saying Granny had had her chips . |
| 6 | He longed to know what she meant , what dreadful thing she had done — it sounded more interesting , to his mind , than Druids or Screaming Skulls — but did n't dare ask her . |
| 7 | Later I was to meet a woman at the Bristol Cancer Help Centre who did n't want her youngest child to know what she had . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm at your entire service , ma'am , ’ he said , eager now to know what she had in mind . |
| 9 | He thought she was too sophisticated not to know what she had there , but he was surprised all the same . |
| 10 | He wanted to know what she thought about everything , because as he told her he found everything she had to say so interesting . |
| 11 | I do not want to know what she intends doing in a year 's time or in 10 years ' time , because she will not be in government then . |
| 12 | ‘ She 's got brains enough to know what she wants . ’ |
| 13 | He seemed to know what she needed , silence , a little small talk to make it natural , transport at the door . |
| 14 | It would be interesting to know what she did with all the money he left her . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You already seem to know what she wanted , Mr Barnett : information about Willy Morpurgo . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ OK , ’ she said , in an attempt to pacify what she thought might be a dangerous lunatic . |
| 17 | Careful ! she warned herself while the nurse watched her curiously , trying to guess what she meant . |
| 18 | She used to write a word or draw a picture when she wanted something , and we tried to discover what she meant . |
| 19 | Unable to bear what she saw as her rival 's triumph , Gwendolen turned to face the teacups again , wrapped in misery . |
| 20 | At last she zipped open her sleeping-bag , slid the two packs of notes into it , and thought that only the nastiest luck would bring anyone to touch it , to find what she had . |
| 21 | Evidently failing to find what she sought , she turned away and entered the farmhouse . |
| 22 | His forehead tingled and he put his back against the door , trying to locate himself , trying to absorb what she had just said . |
| 23 | She tried unsuccessfully to hide what she described as ‘ preposterous fear ’ , and I understood that her fear had no focus and no logic , but was becoming a state of mind . |
| 24 | Belinda relaxed unconsciously as she gave the detailed answers he wanted , reassured by the way he seemed to trust what she said . |
| 25 | She thought she would pray to the power in the mountain to stop the pain , and her lips moved to begin her entreaty ; Ariel bent to her to catch what she said . |
| 26 | The coughing exhausted her and Mrs Hellyer had to lean forward to catch what she said . |
| 27 | In order to get a job at the end of the war , she and Siegfried need to obtain what she calls a ‘ Persil-Schein certificate denazifying us whiter than white ’ ( 79/473 ) . |
| 28 | Should it not be the woman 's right to choose what she does with her body ? |
| 29 | Clare was surprised to find how much money it cost to lead what she considered a normal life . |
| 30 | Theodora tried to remember what she knew of the geography of the place . |