Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [noun] she [vb mod] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 And if he returned safely to the Tuthanach , then he might survive the boy Tig long enough for Tallis to return and question him after whatever journey she might soon take , through the highest room of the fortress , through the cave : in Harry 's footsteps .
2 Even through her perfume she could still detect the sour smell of the sheets .
3 If she had been like most women of her time she would never have gone to Navron or kept Willian ( the Frenchman 's servant employed .
4 Mrs Thatcher should do either as the Mail demands and replace Mr Lawson with a Chancellor of whose policies she can wholeheartedly approve or , as Mr Heseltine urges , lift her veto against the only course which could give credibility to an exchange rate policy .
5 In which case she might just as well be punctual for their mutually unwelcome assignation , rather than give him cause for further sarcasm at her expense !
6 Now she 'd only have to sneeze and the whole damn thing would slide off her shoulders and into a heap on the floor , in which case she might fairly be accused of trying too hard .
7 Relatives often seem to feel that they do not need to bring a contribution , unless , of course , you are young , living alone for the first time and being visited by your mother , in which case she will probably bring a month 's supply of food and wash up for you as well !
8 She felt as though someone had dumped an enormous casket of jewels in her lap , and pleasurable though that was , she knew that in her heart she would much rather have her great-aunt alive , and the casket of treasure at some much later time in her own life .
9 Even in her grief she could still look out for her remaining children .
10 She would likely never see her sister again , so that in her mind she would always be as she had been on that last walk over the moor to Barnswick .
11 In her mind she could still hear the other woman saying lewdly , ‘ She 's certainly got the hots for you . ’
12 If she failed in her task she would probably be killed anyway , after first watching Edmund die .
13 It suggested that they shared some sort of secret , but of course they did n't , and when he rose and drained the last mouthful of his second cup of coffee before placing the delicate china cup back in its saucer she could only follow his lead , feeling certain that the relaxed mood was broken .
14 after that we sort of passed it on to the one next you know what to expect , but if it was down to my mother she 'd never tell you .
15 It had occurred to her that by devoting her life to her work she would never have the chance to look after her own babies , and her thoughts turned once more to the young man with the dark wavy hair and the expressive blue eyes .
16 She knew she should refuse this assignment and even resign if necessary but to her annoyance she could still see the magnificent figure on horseback , she could still hear the music and the wild applause .
17 On her money she could well have afforded something grander , like a Porsche , but evidently she had decided against ostentation .
18 The way he stood , hands in his back pockets , a smile on his face she could only call triumphant : it pleased her , he admired her ship .
19 Mandy would remember exactly whom she had left her cousin with , and when Charity did n't appear at their cabin she would probably chortle with devilish delight , roll over and go to sleep .
20 ‘ If it had n't been for your interference she would still be alive . ’
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