Example sentences of "she [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So eager was she to experience another session of past-life regression that she was fifteen minutes early for her appointment ! |
| 2 | How was she to get that money ? |
| 3 | It was gratifying to her to see that woman taken down a peg . |
| 4 | Another thought struck her — the farmhouse he 'd taken her to see that morning … could he have gone there ? |
| 5 | we 're taking her to see that property and er have a look around and see if there 's any more . |
| 6 | After what has happened I do not think this girl will be able easily to adjust to a normal teenage existence for some time and I think any order forbidding her to see this man again would not only be unrealistic , but would place an intolerable burden on a young girl who , it seems to me , has had quite enough strain already . |
| 7 | Since he could not afford to keep her and the boy out of his meagre earnings he drifted away , leaving her to claim supplementary benefit again a few weeks later . |
| 8 | I phoned Annie and asked her to cancel both performances today , and those on Monday and Tuesday . |
| 9 | I told her to cancel those flowers . ’ |
| 10 | Her seriousness will lead her to issue sharp reminders , such as ‘ This is not trivial ’ . |
| 11 | How terrible it must be for her to attend this service for Mrs Wright whose baby had survived and while the Padre was speaking the Collector accompanied his words with a silent , sympathetic prayer for Mrs Bennett : " O God , whose ways are hidden and thy works most wonderful , who makest nothing in vain , and lovest all that thou hast made , Comfort this thy servant whose heart is sore smitten and oppressed … " but the rest of the prayer was no longer in his mind , stolen no doubt by the foxes of despair that continued to raid his beliefs … in any case , it faded into a mournful reverie in which he sought an explanation for the death of Mrs Bennett 's child . |
| 12 | Rain worried how long she would bear the bruises , whether it would still be cold enough in London for her to wear high-necked sweaters when she got back . |
| 13 | Long-standing commercial interests in the Pacific and the Far East had led her to acquire naval bases in Hawaii and the Philippine Islands ( annexed in 1898 ) along with a stake in the China trade . |
| 14 | Her eyes blinded by scalding tears , Isabel stumbled after fitzAlan , the punishing pace he set almost causing her to fall several times , only his vice-like grip on her arm keeping her upright . |
| 15 | So I jerk a reluctant Rainbow to her feet , cause her to blurt appropriate remarks about the lateness of the hour , and steer her out of this snakes ' nest of baby ben Issachars . |
| 16 | There had been no need for her to write that letter . |
| 17 | If he considered it necessary for her to know such things , did that mean she was remaining on board after today ? |
| 18 | I had never been able to persuade her to accept any money for her kindness and tried to reciprocate by doing any small repairs she needed to her flat , and by supplying occasional tickets for the theatre , for the tennis at Wimbledon , and for the races at Epsom . |
| 19 | The experiment consisted of presenting an unseen passage of text to a person and asking her to guess one letter at a time . |
| 20 | Papa did not permit her to meet young men , and this was an adventure . |
| 21 | He would never ask her why she was pulling faces , in case it encouraged her to pull worse ones . |
| 22 | I would so like her to find some relief . |
| 23 | An example of 4.3C would be if a person 's withdrawn , defensive personality made it difficult for her to establish close friendships , and if those same characteristics of personality , rather than her lack of friendships , made her prone to depression . |
| 24 | With a career as an actress already established it was the success of Lynda La Plante 's 12 part series for Euston Films , WIDOWS , ( 1982 ) , which enabled her to concentrate full time on writing . |
| 25 | In the first place , there is a gap between say and do : however cooperative a mother , it may be genuinely difficult for her to provide undistorted information about her behaviour and feelings as they impinge on her child . |
| 26 | He drives her to work next day , humming unconcernedly into her silence . |
| 27 | For instance , a manufacturer of household detergents might aim to increase the housewife 's use of any one of its proprietary brands , and also persuade her to purchase other company products for other household cleaning , such as washing up or spray polishing . |
| 28 | A brief phone call to Daddy would allow her to purchase complete outfits from any top London store — but Nicola prefers to steal them . |
| 29 | In 1990 , Debbie 's proposal to curate a collection of artwork about childbirth was accepted by A Space , one of Canada 's oldest parallel alternative artist-run centres and arts publications throughout Canada and the U.S.A. A grant from the Canada Council Explorations programme allowed her to choose 40 artists , including some whose work was shipped from the far coasts of Canada Council Explorations programme allowed her to choose 40 artists , including some whose work was shipped from the far coasts of Canada and from scattered points in the U.S.A. Faced with a tremendous volume of committed , powerful work from every discipline , her curatorial decision was to be inclusive rather than exclusive ; to show-case the incredible diversity of personalities , experiences and methods that have been employed to address this long repressed subject matter . |
| 30 | In 1990 , Debbie 's proposal to curate a collection of artwork about childbirth was accepted by A Space , one of Canada 's oldest parallel alternative artist-run centres and arts publications throughout Canada and the U.S.A. A grant from the Canada Council Explorations programme allowed her to choose 40 artists , including some whose work was shipped from the far coasts of Canada Council Explorations programme allowed her to choose 40 artists , including some whose work was shipped from the far coasts of Canada and from scattered points in the U.S.A. Faced with a tremendous volume of committed , powerful work from every discipline , her curatorial decision was to be inclusive rather than exclusive ; to show-case the incredible diversity of personalities , experiences and methods that have been employed to address this long repressed subject matter . |