Example sentences of "she [is] [adj] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she 's sure to have some ideas about my future , and — and , well , she 's been so marvellous all this time , running the house and looking after poor Daddy , that of course I must consider her now . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've told Myra you 've mistaken me for Dana and that you 're making me go with you to look for Garry , but she 's inclined to discount that — she 's building a romance round us . ’ |
| 3 | She 's supposed to take that when she 's |
| 4 | I 'll be casing the area where she 's supposed to meet this guy . |
| 5 | She even sold her house in Germany to pay for it , and while she 's happy to stretch this little two seater to the limit in practice , lasting damage to the Bar-Belle Bomber would be too high a price to pay for victory … |
| 6 | She tells me that ‘ the mother is just going through the process of grieving for the child she has n't had ’ ( the child is already eight months old ) : the health visitor 's instruction in the art of creating unpersons has been exemplary , and no doubt she is keen to pass this on to the mother . |
| 7 | ‘ Any woman can have a confident and attractive aura if she is prepared to invest some time , energy and a little money into evolving her own personal style ’ . |
| 8 | I think this shows a wonderfully sensitive and unselfish attitude in Patsy that she is prepared to accept this relationship . |
| 9 | Her arthritic knees have improved dramatically and she is able to perform most of the exercises with ease . |
| 10 | He or she is unlikely to have any skill or previous experience in seeking compensation for injury and is , therefore , largely dependent on the legal advice sought and received . |
| 11 | The disabled child — particularly one who is severely disabled , either physically or mentally — may labour under a distorted upbringing which adversely affects the development of relationship capacity ; he or she is likely to have less opportunity for peer relationships and the process of sexual and quasi-sexual learning which takes place between children ; there will be much less opportunity in later life for sexual partnership or marriage ; and so on . |
| 12 | She is entitled to make any contribution as a Member of Parliament , and should John Major want to seek advice I 'm sure he would , but I do n't I am certain in my own mind that that has n't happened at the moment . |
| 13 | All such a person can say , quoting Dicey , is that he or she is free to do that which no law prohibits . |
| 14 | You should make it clear that she is welcome to entertain any of her friends at home at reasonable times , and help her to cater for this if necessary . |
| 15 | Jane Saren would seem to be the obvious person , but perhaps you would let me know whether you would like me to approach Jane to see if she is willing take this on , or if you would like it handled in some other way ? |
| 16 | Apart from being a very expensively-dressed woman , it appears she is willing to risk all to get her own way — never mind her in-laws or the unpleasantness it surrounds the princes with . |
| 17 | ‘ She says she is willing to work all her days just to keep a little home of her own ’ , yet she also felt ‘ too old for the work . ’ |
| 18 | No doubt Cosmopolitan 's young woman readers will be impressed by Beverley 's achievements and she is happy to fulfil that role . |