Example sentences of "she [verb] they [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If going to bed , eating and hairwashing always happen in the same way , she accepts them with little or no fuss . |
| 2 | She recognised them as some of the soldiers immediately . |
| 3 | ‘ It is ; she does these things well — but why the hell does she do them at all ? ’ |
| 4 | She walked them towards each other , their clawed feet bent stiffly inwards , on the cold slate shelf : " How did you get shot , little brother ? " each asked the other in a high child 's squeak of imitation . |
| 5 | As Philippa disentangled herself she heard them on some well-worn tale . |
| 6 | She took them with such sweetness , and grace , with such a look of affectionate gratitude and pleasure , that Gabriel felt like the Wise Man who presented frankincense to the Virgin Mary . |
| 7 | Somehow , and from somewhere , a beautiful young woman appeared — this was no imagined vision — and she took them to some hot springs where they all ended up naked . |
| 8 | Heavily built with a full round face that was always smiling , she greeted them with such warmth that even timid newcomers relaxed . |
| 9 | If only she could understand the excruciating pain her boys are suffering when she treats them like this , and realise that they will carry that pain for the rest of their lives . |