Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] she [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah so anyway and I said that 's not very nice so we were talking this morning about her and I had to tell Ann did n't I that she drove to work three days on a trot in her bleeding lights two . |
| 2 | I was watching that yesterday was n't I when she come to do me hair . |
| 3 | ‘ You would have spent the night in my arms , Caroline , ’ he caught her hands in one of his as she began to raise them , ‘ crying out my name as I touched you , begging me to take you over and over again , until finally the sun chased away the darkness . ’ |
| 4 | Fabien also , of course , but it was always me that she seemed to prefer — or so I liked to think . |
| 5 | No , I assure you of that but , well , for one thing the Elsie I knew made it clear to me that she wished to make a new life for herself , start more or less from scratch . |
| 6 | D' ya still wan na go with her cos she told me that she wants to go with ya ? |
| 7 | Her eyes linked them until she went to pull together the curtains she knew very well had never met properly . |
| 8 | ‘ Mrs Giraud has asked us to tell you that she had to step out for a short while , but to make yourself at home , ’ the receptionist had informed her . |
| 9 | Another proof of her social status among the hawkers is her working spot : it is so well located that she if she decides to move she could ‘ sell ’ the right to use it to another vendor . |
| 10 | You and she need to spend more time together . ’ |
| 11 | Mama made me promise to feed you before she agreed to go to bed . |
| 12 | Mr Bailey told her that she had to wear a special white coat , some special shoes and a white hat . |
| 13 | When , for example , Myra played disappointingly in the Scottish Girls ' after having made so big an impact at the Scottish Championship at Lossiemouth , he had to take her on one side and explain that she was far too exhausted , physically , to be able to give of her best : " I told her that she had to learn to pace herself and decide which tournaments she felt to be important . " |
| 14 | Was there something wrong with her that she seemed to shy away from commitment ? |
| 15 | You must speak to Ruth and impress upon her that she has to come to school . |
| 16 | The experience so thrilled her that she decided to make a career of it , and by the age of 10 she had performed in three Broadway shows . |
| 17 | Such a sensation of pure joy filled her that she wanted to shout it aloud , spread the news , let the whole of creation share this sublime happiness . |
| 18 | She was surprised to find that she was not at all self-conscious with him and she moved to nestle comfortably against him when he rolled away from her and propped himself up on the pillows . |
| 19 | He held her to him and she started to weep hysterically . |
| 20 | There was something mysterious about him and she wanted to ask so many questions , but he had that locked-in look , so that even if she risked Salt 's caustic tongue and asked outright about how he 'd come to be a slave , what it was like in Jamaica , if Africa was full of cannibals and if he 'd eaten people , she 'd probably get no more than a few shrugs for answers . |
| 21 | " I asked her if she expected to see him when he got back , and she said , " To be perfectly frank , I do n't know . |
| 22 | Still she hesitated , wanting him to appreciate the gravity of such a revelation and the trust it revealed in her if she chose to make it . |
| 23 | I asked her if she wanted to take the wheel . |
| 24 | ‘ I heard the nurse ask her if she wanted to take a last look at me . |
| 25 | ‘ I was so impressed I gave her a tape with a backing track on it the band had done , and asked her if she wanted to do some work on it . |
| 26 | Leaving Georgia sleeping , he 'd knocked on Yvonne 's door and asked her if she wanted to go swimming . |
| 27 | She said no , she said , he told her if she wanted to go to the expense of a wig , she could get a wig and she wear it when she went out , but when she comes in the house she must take it off , she must not wear that wig |
| 28 | She had said that before , Maria realised , when they had left the theatre and Luke had asked her if she wanted to get a meal somewhere . |
| 29 | Luke Scott meant nothing to her ; he could n't do anything to her if she refused to let him . |
| 30 | yeah , imagine what , hey do you , do you reckon I should ask her if she wants to stay at Steven |