Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun] she be " in BNC.
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| 1 | He turns a reproachful face on her for admitting what kind of a girl she is . |
| 2 | Vera Shroff , a mathematics student , found that tutoring brought back the fun of a subject she was having some teething troubles in coping with at university level . |
| 3 | A bit of a slapper she 's not very dapper she takes it up her crapper neighbours everybody needs good neighbours with a little understanding . |
| 4 | A woman should know what sort of a man she was starting to fall in love with . |
| 5 | She even knew of a cleaner she was sure would be able and willing . |
| 6 | He — it was a man — could tell you what sort of a state she was in — oh lord , that sounds like something I do n't mean . |
| 7 | When the mother complained of a headache she was given an overdose of anti-depressants and tranquillisers which caused her to lapse into unconsciousness . |
| 8 | In spite of her bone-weariness , all of a sudden she was facing him squarely , for she was the same height and if anything , more strongly built . |
| 9 | All of a sudden she was aware of an intensity in the atmosphere , as if the air between them itself became charged . |
| 10 | By the end of a week she was little more than a living skeleton : her hand lay all day long in Jennifer 's , and from time to time she would open her eyes , staring pathetically up , with a mute pleading in her expression that no words of comfort or whispered prayers could dispel . |
| 11 | The more I see of her , the more I realise how much of a stranger she is to me . |
| 12 | No see I must admit I wonder whether your Mum will find too much of a handful she 's already telling him off a lot you know ? |
| 13 | He was all soft and scummy inside , and greenish , like his eyes , and she stood up and pulled the two halves of his torn torso together like a shirt she was going to button up so she should not see the spilling of his innards . |
| 14 | Running through her mind , like a tape she was unable to switch off , was the newspaper story that Peter Sebastian was thought to have an American fiancée and would probably by staying in the States . |
| 15 | It was quite dark when Breeze let herself into the house , and for a second she was dazzled by the electric light , and failed to see the suitcases in the hall . |
| 16 | For a second she was on the point of executing Ace for insubordination . |
| 17 | I thought for a second she was smoking so I avoided her and I do n't think she noticed me. when I came out , there was Shelima 's science book in a wash-basin smouldering away . |
| 18 | For a second she was puzzled by the change of tack , then smiled , wrinkling her nose . |
| 19 | For a second she was caught between pleasure and pain . |
| 20 | For a few minutes she explained the system on which the cards were arranged , then let him try to select some for a bibliography she was compiling on nutrition in underdeveloped countries . |
| 21 | While I 'm digging that garden she used to go out roll in the trench what I 'd dug and soon as I went in for a drink she was in there before me ! |
| 22 | Yeah I mean she for a bit she was the party was n't she ? |
| 23 | ‘ Sorry , no , ’ Ellie said dismissively , and if Phena thought she was also coming in for a chat she was mistaken . |
| 24 | Polly said she 'll have to have her up there , have to have her up there for a while she 's very low |
| 25 | For a while she was content to float and slowly tumble in space admiring the view of the Earth below her — or was it above her ? |
| 26 | Vanessa Thomas , who lives in Brussels , has issued an appeal for information about the village for a project she is doing . |
| 27 | She moves restlessly back and forth between living-room and kitchen , feeding the cats , picking up children 's boots , looking for a letter she was writing . |
| 28 | for a moment she was very quiet , staring over his head , and her throat moved as she swallowed hard . |
| 29 | He closed his mouth down around hers , and for a moment she was too stunned to react . |
| 30 | For a moment she was rigid but then he felt her whole body suddenly relax . |