Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [verb] she [art] " in BNC.
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1 | There she was lying on the floor with Bonfire of the Vanities under her head and me giving her a gentle kneading — spelt with a ‘ k ’ dear — and we were getting quite absorbed when all of a sudden the door flew open and in he came . |
2 | And I got her a box of Black Magic so that 's her birthday present sorted out so she can eat and drink then ca n't she ! |
3 | DAYFLOWER a strong finishing fifth in the Newmarket 1000 gns , may find conditions more to her liking at the Curragh tomorrow and I make her the selection for the Irish ‘ 1000 ’ . |
4 | And when the bud grew in me , and I knew her every cell as it pulsed to life ; when I felt the pliant fingernails and rip of flesh that is a mouth:then I knew this was my planet . |
5 | I want to say no but I do n't and I throw her a coin , aiming for her gut . |
6 | Last Christmas she sent me a bluetit and I sent her a robin redbreast , a bloody great Robin Redbreast . |
7 | She clearly felt that Joe and I caused her a lot of trouble , and she frequently complained about it . |
8 | Look Charlotte ca n't do anything without being messy , look , the other , the other erm morning I went to school to pick Ben up , er and I put her in the car seat , she 's lovely and clean , and I give her a biscuit , by the time we got |
9 | No she bought a second lo a second twenty lot of twenty and I give her the first lot back probably . |
10 | And I send her a red rose with the same message . |
11 | I pretended it was Annie 's hair we was putting on the tree , and I called her a little angel , but she got upset about that , so I stopped . |
12 | Her father 's conviction unhinged what precarious stability she 'd managed to maintain and after she came out of the psychiatric hospital she got in touch with me and I gave her a job . |
13 | We got settled down in a couple of cane chairs , and I gave her a cigarette . |
14 | I told her I 'd be in the Maple Leaf in Covent Garden until about nine , then down in Fulham and I gave her the address of the party and told her to ask for Louise . |
15 | It 's not cos she 's it , cos she 's like that you know I bought her summat , when ours were not , not very old , I did n't know what to get her and I bought her an ornament , she says oh I wish people 'd stop buying me ornaments I 've got too many , has to dust round them I thought you 'll get sod all next year |
16 | The lady looked modest , but said nothing , and I handed her the bag . |
17 | Mrs Scamp levered them on to her face and I handed her the Access card . |
18 | and you ask her a question |
19 | See , she leans over this door and reads your palm and you pays her a bit of silver , sixpence say , or a shilling , and she pops it in this little drawer just beside her . |
20 | She saw Margaret waiting for her outside her house and she gave her a little wave . |
21 | And she gave her a packet of sunflower seeds . |
22 | Chris Markham now teachers sixth form girls at a Wokingham School — a splendid opportunity of introducing Medau to the younger generation and we wish her every success . |
23 | Joan Daniels has now been appointed Honorary Treasurer of the Medau Society and we wish her the best of luck in balancing the books — figuratively speaking ! |
24 | Well she did last year , she told us , but this year , well Paddy , Paddy bought her a book of quotations , which she , she quite liked it , but it 's not a very attractive book , and we bought her a video of The Little Mermaid which we know she wants |
25 | She asked the two men all about driving a steam train , and they showed her the automatic brake , and the little clock faces that told them how much steam the engine was making . |
26 | However when the party broke up and he offered her a lift home , she was quick to negotiate secretly with her hostess for her bike to remain unmentioned in the stairwell until she came back the next day to collect it . |
27 | She wrote to him and he sent her a 16mm print , together with letters 12 and 15 pages long , ‘ jammed with such an enthusiasm for movies that words ran together and the pressure he applied to the keys left the paper riddled with holes ’ . |
28 | But he was OK and he sent her a big kiss . |
29 | And on the Monday morning my dad rang the doctors and he sent her a prescription and on the Thursday he had to call him out . |
30 | Jenna 's cheeks flushed with embarrassment and he slanted her a look of dark-eyed amusement . |