Example sentences of "she [vb past] [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | She was so caught up in her own feelings that she failed to detect the danger in the question . |
| 3 | 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 ! ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Pietr only found out by accident , when she applied to have the child aborted . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | She fought to contain the nausea his words recalled . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | She sought to convey the urgency of the situation . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Jill thought a moment then announced her decision , which was that she agreed to keep the secret provided Jennifer riddled out the cinders every morning from then on , instead of taking it in turns . |
| 17 | She got to know the music because her father , Mr Tom Taylor , conducted the male voice choir which formed the basis of the opera chorus . |
| 18 | There would always be a possibility of escape once she got to know the routine . |
| 19 | She asked to see the daughter of the house . |
| 20 | ‘ How do I use your fax ? ’ she asked to break the tension . |
| 21 | ‘ I hope they 're not bloody Jehovah 's Witnesses , ’ she muttered to herself as she bent to release the chain , a cigarette clamped between her teeth . |
| 22 | She bent to transfer the casserole from the oven to the top of the Aga , too depressed to note the lack of protest from her head . |
| 23 | Its clatter set alarm bells ringing in her head and , heart in mouth , she bent to retrieve the coin . |
| 24 | When the WSPU split in 1907 , she helped to form the Women 's Freedom League , and became president . |
| 25 | Ever determined , she helped to re-establish the branch in 1930 and a Tutorial Class in Psychology was launched successfully in 1931 . |
| 26 | Afterwards she helped to clear the table and to carry the pots through into a lean-to kitchen , the room in which they had eaten being the best parlour . |
| 27 | In her early years she helped to start the Girl Guide movement in Swansea and London . |
| 28 | She rose to draw the curtains and to switch on the lamp . |
| 29 | It was more interesting to him than high-tensile or daffodils so she tried to explain the principle until his interest faded . |
| 30 | Ace had found herself inventing new techniques as she tried to use the shuttle 's processors to hack into the station 's maintenance systems , but there had been no indication that the station had even been receiving her signals . |