Example sentences of "she [verb] [pers pn] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead she read us letters from a boy she had met in the holidays . |
| 2 | She knew she was n't looking her best at the moment , but they looked the type to know quality when they saw it she thought , as she fluttered he awnings at them , colourless now , tattered and torn by the wind . |
| 3 | She wants me rails , these metal rails that I 've got . |
| 4 | They lived together for a long time ; she bore him children — who took after their mother and turned out to be demons too . |
| 5 | She could n't even hope to keep that from him , since he 'd insisted she fax him details of the takings every week . |
| 6 | She advised him that-parents sometimes do know best , and to ensure the best they sometimes have to insist that children do as they say . |
| 7 | I was really surprised at how down to earth she was , I did n't really know what to expect , but she granted me interviews and I do n't think she has ever granted an interview from prison before . ’ |
| 8 | As Mrs Knelle descended from the mountains , she told me stories attached to various landmarks . |
| 9 | ‘ How was your first day as Damian 's secretary ? ’ he asked weakly , but his eyes gleamed with a new reason to live , and he listened eagerly as she told him half-truths about her new job . |
| 10 | She told us stories about her childhood in Clophill ( I think ) but she never told us anything unpleasant , whereas I remember one good lady who loved to horrify us with tales of ghastly happenings ! |
| 11 | ‘ Perhaps , ’ suggested Melissa in a flash of inspiration , ‘ she showed you sketches of them ! ’ |
| 12 | She showed us trees with calabashes and wooden fruits , and a thicket of juicy ginger stalks which sheltered huge , pink plastic blossoms . |
| 13 | She buys them presents . |
| 14 | The love of Leonora 's life was sailing , and during the summer months she spent her Sundays on the water at the local reservoir , weeknights at the tennis club or the cinema , and in the winter she took part in as many activities as possible in the small town where she 'd lived all her life . |
| 15 | She arranged her pennies in. front of her . |
| 16 | ‘ Why have n't you read this if you 're so interested ? ’ she challenged him weeks later . |
| 17 | " She 's going to show me how to make brownies — little chocolate cakes but she calls them brownies . |
| 18 | She draws him pictures . |
| 19 | Sue , who is married and lives in Hertfordshire , says she finds it diffi cult to escape from her role as the watchdog in the nation 's High Street . |
| 20 | In her incensed whisper she called me names I did n't understand . |
| 21 | She called them girls but many were women whose working days went back to the Utility dresses and khaki battle-dress . |
| 22 | What was she asking him questions for ? |
| 23 | For them Christine keeps a list of phone numbers for animal homes which might have the animal ; she sends them posters to put up in schools , vets ' surgeries and newsagents ; and tells them to check sheds and garages in case their pet is locked inside . |
| 24 | ‘ She sends me messages . ’ |
| 25 | She tells me others agree — and she 's thrilled about the phone calls which followed last night 's local radio slot . |
| 26 | She tells me fibs . |
| 27 | She tells us things about ourself . |
| 28 | The first time she brought him flowers — a posy of crocuses in a glass jar — he suddenly and unaccountably wept . |
| 29 | She sent them sweets sometimes , and several pairs of red socks she had knitted while she was waiting for a call at the ambulance station , and a photograph of herself in her uniform with a tin hat on . |
| 30 | She sent him letters and gifts . |