Example sentences of "she [vb -s] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dropping her off , she turns to close the door of my car , |
| 2 | ‘ Do n't mind her , ’ Tim joked , ‘ She hates leaving the office . |
| 3 | She agrees to go the city council and lodge a complaint . |
| 4 | 7 It 's terrific to see her without the bars between us. 8 She sits eating the treat food at the opening to the door and looking at me. 9 How does she know to look into my eyes and not at the huge finger next to her . |
| 5 | She says she 's spent her life living modestly , as Eric wanted , but now she wants to blow a bit of it on some fun … |
| 6 | Now she wants to cruise the canals of France in a barge , tend to her beloved garden in Kennebunkport and read to her own grandchildren , instead of other people 's . |
| 7 | She wants to take the pop charts by storm in the multi-talented manner of her heroine , Barbra Streisand . |
| 8 | When I asked my wife what car she wants to replace the Peugeot , she said ‘ the safest one ’ . |
| 9 | Hoey claims the SAS watch on the royals is so rigorous that Di must alert them every time she wants to move a piece of furniture or a even a painting at Highgrove or Kensington Palace . |
| 10 | ‘ She wants to ask the boy from the bistro to it . |
| 11 | She wants to join the WRNS . ’ |
| 12 | She wants to open a coffee shop next door . |
| 13 | I 've got a friend who is a punk ; her make-up takes her ages , but she wants to make a statement , to be noticed . |
| 14 | She says she wants to make a statement . ’ |
| 15 | She has stoutly defended the acquisition , for C$1.8 billion ( $1.6 billion ) , of 50 naval helicopters , while arguing that she wants to reduce the budget deficit . |
| 16 | ‘ She wants to marry the Duke . ’ |
| 17 | Well she wants to get a flat does she ? |
| 18 | " She wants to get a job and be independent of Daddy , " Fairfax said , " but we 'll see , we 'll see . |
| 19 | This might happen because the writer is tired , because he or she wants to get the writing over and done with ; but the fundamental reason seems to be that the writer has broken contact with the feeling that originally made him or her want to write the story or poem . |
| 20 | And it still might n't go ; it all depends on Agnes here , if she wants to buy a hat to go with it all . ’ |
| 21 | When a speaker uses because in normal conversation , it is likely that her intention is to communicate information about causal direction she wants to inform the hearer that the event mentioned after because is the cause . |
| 22 | Jane Campbell , a member of the Independent Living Support Group in the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames says she wants to raise the injustice of the £500 limit in another forum . |
| 23 | No I do n't think she 's ready quite yet , she 's got a few things to sort out first and that 's definitely not right , she wants to raise the daggerboard not lower it , bit of confusion there about which way to turn the tiller but she 's round safely , she should be looking where she 's going now instead of sorting out all the string . |
| 24 | Other examples of such ambiguity are plentiful ; we offer at random : ( 3 ) ( a ) she wants to play the character limping ( b ) this process leaves the items date-stamped ( c ) Elmer made all the excuses imaginable ( d ) our lawyer sent the packages registered For instance , taking example ( c ) , under the attributive version , a speaker has a low opinion of Elmer as a man who prevaricates or procrastinates ; but with the alternative interpretation she may be giving credit to him for lending colour and credibility to a defence which has to be put forward . |
| 25 | ‘ I feel as with any customer that it is up to the owner whether she wants to show the ring , ’ she said . |
| 26 | The computer asks the child if he or she wants to work the section again or choose another scene . |
| 27 | Perhaps she wants to know the truth . |
| 28 | We are standing in that kitchen where I 've shared her meals and laughter , and she finishes drying the glass and places it carefully on the table . |
| 29 | Alison complained of the constant temptation she undergoes to buy the clothes that are picked for Betty Boo . |
| 30 | Sources close to the leggy catwalk queen , who signed a £1.2 million pop deal , say she has written a lot of lyrics and whoever matches them best to music will go into the studio with her . |