Example sentences of "she be [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had she been making a genuine decision to refuse the treatment , it would be necessary in a case such as this to find out if the patient had received any advice as to the consequences of a refusal to accept treatment . |
| 2 | After many years of steady stage and television work , it was as if she were exploring a rich new emotional seam in her work . |
| 3 | Commonsense told her that her safety and her sanity could only be assured if she were to put a considerable distance between herself and the cottage . |
| 4 | Puts on airs as if she were running a literary salon . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ So she 's to see a head man , is she ? |
| 6 | Cor she 's getting a fluffy coat is n't she , now ? |
| 7 | She 's getting a twenty five pound voucher for doing this from Marks and Spencers . |
| 8 | One moment Harvey sounds like she 's trapped in a particularly unpleasant psychodrama , the next she 's singing an exuberant snatch of I 'm Gon na Wash that Man Right Out of My Hair . |
| 9 | From what you said on the phone , she 's kept a low profile too , which is lucky . |
| 10 | She 's buying quite a cheap one I think she 's buying a million |
| 11 | ‘ She 's wearing a fabulous black silk sheath dress and satin shoes . |
| 12 | She 's wearing a yellow paisley dress and she smells of flour . |
| 13 | She 's wearing a slinky black mini-skirt and slinky black top , but it is not , apparently , erotic enough . |
| 14 | She 's wearing a white dress . |
| 15 | She 's developed a steady business and a strong social life at her church . |
| 16 | BRITISH actress Emily Lloyd is all smiles after watching the Hollywood premiere of In The Soup — but she 's nursing an aching heart . |
| 17 | So she 's spending a third on stationery , she 's saving a third and the other third has got to be split up between |
| 18 | Frustratingly , the habit persists even when she 's holding a strong hand . |
| 19 | This may reflect a difference in emphasis in that parents seemed to be looking for information about their child 's overall character and behaviour ( eg ‘ good at sharing toys ’ ) whereas staff seemed to report specific good behaviour ( eg ‘ She 's done a lovely painting this morning ’ or ‘ He ate his dinner up nicely today ’ ) . |
| 20 | She 's supporting an unemployed Turkish waiter with my money while I sit in the dark . |
| 21 | Comic look at American racism in MRS DELAFIELD WANTS TO MARRY , where Katherine Hepburn shocks her family with the news she 's to wed a Jewish doctor . |
| 22 | She says she 's made a special cake and wants us to help eat it up . ’ |
| 23 | Mistakes — she 's made a few , but growing up in public was never easy . |
| 24 | But she 's made a miraculous recovery , and has now been allowed home . |
| 25 | She 's made an absolute fool out of you . |
| 26 | But she 's made an amazing recovery and is now about to go home . |
| 27 | She 's made an official complaint — just one of a record number received by Thames Valley Police this year . |
| 28 | She was sent by the Republic , and she 's made an honest effort . |
| 29 | ( WES ) She still needs to return to hospital regularly for treatment , but doctors say she 's made an excellent physical — and emotional — recovery . |
| 30 | He 'll buy her a small gift when she 's made an exceptional contribution . |