Example sentences of "she [be] [v-ing] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fand looked stranger than ever , her face fixed and old as if she were withering in this icy fire . |
| 2 | Hugh began , but Molly was already up and almost running down the stone steps as if she were hurrying towards some long-planned assignation . |
| 3 | She were knocking for this thing you know . |
| 4 | she were going with this lad through and it 's the easiest three pound , three pound ten I 've ever earned Good though that int it ? |
| 5 | I think she 's getting with all them fillings out of the way . |
| 6 | Offically the new job starts in September , but for now she 's getting in some valuable practice as acting head , while the current Head Boy takes his exams . |
| 7 | But she 's getting round most of the planet-based scrambling systems . |
| 8 | Julie says she was never told about the risk of toxoplasmosis … and she 's calling for all pregnant women to be screened for the infection : |
| 9 | So Barbara , meself and a couple of the kids came along , , a couple of the kids were in on this , backing away sort of thing , and of course she went on this used car lot , and she 's looking at these Volkswagens , and John was doing his bit , I believe you like Polos . |
| 10 | She 's looking through this rack of suits so I go and give her a hand . |
| 11 | ‘ I expect she 's looking for another husband , ’ she said . |
| 12 | Not that she 's complaining about that , of course . ’ |
| 13 | She 's staying in that caravan he 's got in field there . |
| 14 | And er she 's working on that . |
| 15 | She she 's working on some poxy thing ! |
| 16 | She does n't know what she 's talking about half the time , she does n't know who anybody is . |
| 17 | Well she comes out with such a load of claptrap , she do n't know what she 's talking about most of the time ah , are you and dad gon na buy a box each ? |
| 18 | So she 's walking past this church and she says if anyone can help me , God can help me . |
| 19 | ‘ She 's basking in all the glory , ’ said one man , ‘ but it had bugger all to do with her . |
| 20 | If she 's playing with some children on the other side of the room and suddenly looks up to find you 're not there , she wails . |
| 21 | ‘ She certainly seems to be enjoying life now , ’ said Greg — and then , realizing this was open to misunderstanding , he added : ‘ I do n't mean now that Hilda is dead , of course — I just mean she 's revelling in this revival of interest in Walter Machin . ’ |
| 22 | She 's at an impressionable age and she 's mixing with some very odd people . ’ |
| 23 | Oh she 's going to that other one ai n't she ? |
| 24 | And tomorrow , she 's going to this thing at the chapel . |
| 25 | well she said she , she wants to come and she 'd like to come , but it 'll be end of June , because she 's going to some er Methodist day out somewhere , I do n't |
| 26 | She 's going with that little monster with the long hair . |
| 27 | Apparently she 's going with some bloke who |
| 28 | ‘ No , she said not , and although I think that virtually everything she has told us about herself is a pack of lies I do n't think she 's lying about that . ’ |
| 29 | I hope she 's sleeping through this disturbance . ’ |
| 30 | Margaret she 's coming to this do we 're going to , I have n't seen her for about forty years . |