Example sentences of "she [verb] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dropping her off , she turns to close the door of my car , |
| 2 | She was so busy with the Maxim , however , that she failed to notice the door opening fully behind her , and Richmann stepping through like some black-cloaked angel of death , his shortened Winchester being raised into position . |
| 3 | She was so caught up in her own feelings that she failed to detect the danger in the question . |
| 4 | Just happened to forget to mention how she failed to do the job she was hired for , and got her comeuppance , good and proper , from the great wonder-rabbi Shmuel ben Issachar ! ’ |
| 5 | So intent was she on making a good impression , she failed to see a crane coming towards her . |
| 6 | She failed to smother a yawn and he apologized , saying : ‘ Go on up , I should n't be detaining you . |
| 7 | However , when he invited Beatrice Hastings to come and model for him nude early on in their affair , Modigliani objected and she failed to keep the appointment . |
| 8 | She failed to find a donor in time to save Anthony , who died , aged just seven , but since then the register has helped to save hundreds of lives and continues to provide a vital service . |
| 9 | She failed to complete the course , and it was not until 1982 that Geraldine Rees , riding Cheers , became the first woman to finish the race . |
| 10 | It is regrettable also that she failed to recognise the rise of anti-Islamic racism , in which the demonising of Islam as ‘ The Other ’ of the west is taking shape . |
| 11 | But she failed to recognise the businessman who has become one of Norfolk 's most famous sons , the county where she has her Sandringham estate . |
| 12 | Would she prefer to face the room or the window ? |
| 13 | Pietr only found out by accident , when she applied to have the child aborted . |
| 14 | She agrees to go the city council and lodge a complaint . |
| 15 | When Psyche lighted the lamp , she expected to see a beast , but she saw a god . |
| 16 | When the lonely howl of a wolf carried to them through the forest , Isabel jumped , glancing at the door as if she expected to see the beast standing there . |
| 17 | She made to close the door on them when Mrs Phipps added , ‘ We 're gooin' from dower to dower ter get a collection up for a few flowers . |
| 18 | Gina stopped where she was , her fingers clenched in the palms of her hand as she fought to control the surge of irritation which threatened to make her lose her temper completely , while Rune 's brilliant gaze held her in thrall , intimate , deliberately self-assured . |
| 19 | She fought to contain the nausea his words recalled . |
| 20 | She planned to wed a lord , then poison him . |
| 21 | Margaret Ewing ( SNP , Moray ) challenged the Leader of the Commons , Tony Newton , who was standing in at Prime Minister 's question time , to clear up the confusion after giving advance notice that she planned to raise the issue . |
| 22 | She sought to convey the urgency of the situation . |
| 23 | Would she want to wear a sweater as wide as it 's long ? |
| 24 | Did she want to scald the face off a man ? |
| 25 | Would she want to see the boy ? |
| 26 | But for the other versions , the questions would be : ( 9 ) how did he paint the general ? how does she want to play the character ? |
| 27 | But still less did she want to make a scene or create any kind of curiosity amongst the people she had just left , so she allowed him to lead her from the room , saying , ‘ Yes , we needed to discuss those — er — charts , did n't we , Dr Russell ? ’ in case anyone was still listening . |
| 28 | However , she agreed to see the therapist is an outpatient , and to use open access by telephone if in the meantime she felt unable to cope with her difficulties . |
| 29 | The wife was told that the only asset available to her was the matrimonial home and she agreed to take a lump sum of £12,600 with £2,473 maintenance for the two children . |
| 30 | The prison doctor refused unless she agreed to drink a cup of tea and eat a piece of bread and butter . |