Example sentences of "she [be] [verb] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Just one , ’ she said graciously , managing to make it sound as though she were doing him a big favour . |
| 2 | No , I thought she were giving them a pound and then taking change off them , she were getting change off them or summat were n't she . |
| 3 | She give us all these , like diseases and we had to learn parrot learn them the definition for them cos she were giving us a test on them . |
| 4 | Mother she 's calling me a bastard . |
| 5 | Not like a big one to share like she 's buying everybody a cake each . |
| 6 | She 's given her a cultural background for life . |
| 7 | P'raps she 's findin' it a bit melancholy bein' wiv 'im ? ’ |
| 8 | She 's imploring me to return , I thought , she 's realized what a mistake she 's made . |
| 9 | and she 's doing you a spaghetti bolognaise , so I said oh that 'll be nice , when we got there , shall we go in the bank for an hour , I did n't feel like going out , he said come on it 'll do you good , |
| 10 | She 's making herself a laughing-stock . |
| 11 | Fifty pound 'll go to the fre exchange cos she 's giving me a hundred . |
| 12 | Her salary is not excessive so she is setting herself a strict budget for her homebuying . |
| 13 | Delia Cope believes by listening to Black women 's poems she is doing us a favour . |
| 14 | She was using it a week later when Nathan walked in through the kitchen door . |
| 15 | Laying herself down beside Cad again in the hot room under the single sheet , she instructed her sister carefully , how she was to find Tommaso Talvi in town the next day , to come across him as if by accident , and then , if no one was listening , she was to give him a message . |
| 16 | As she spoke she was laying him a place at the kitchen table , and serving him his meal . |
| 17 | She was telling them a story , and they were sitting on either side of her on the sofa with their mouths hanging slightly open , Gawain meditatively fingering a lock of her long , dark hair , Damian staring at her and absently scratching his balls . |
| 18 | She was telling me a bit about it . |
| 19 | Probably nothing , he was thinking , she 's only winding me up , and the thought that she was gave him a pleasurable kick . |
| 20 | If she had thought she was showing him a stop-light , however , he must have seen it as a green one , for his arm suddenly tightened and there was a definite amorous gleam in his eye as he edged closer to her and breathed seductively , ‘ I like you so much , Fabia . ’ |
| 21 | It 's as though she was giving herself a treat . " |
| 22 | A second or so later she was giving herself a mental shake and opening her eyes again . |
| 23 | Soon she was pouring herself a glass of whisky for breakfast , instead of a cup of tea . |
| 24 | ‘ She was making herself a sandwich in the kitchen and we went in there first while she ate it and made coffee for both of us . ’ |
| 25 | Mrs Goreng presented the idea like she was doing me a big favour , giving me the chance to teach the future malai President . |