Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] she [vb mod] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her family , applied to , began to scour the countryside for a suitable house , within reasonable commuting distance from London , in good condition , and recently decorated , so that she could move Richard straight there as soon as he was discharged from hospital . |
| 2 | I offered to escort her so that she could make assignations with Rizzi . |
| 3 | Bernice almost wished she was out there in the refectory so that she could confront Legion . |
| 4 | Quickly , Alina stepped around her so that she could hold Sandy 's head in both of her hands ; Sandy made a weak attempt to struggle , but it was like fighting a rock . |
| 5 | She was lifted out of her perch above the engine and made for the customs shed where she asked for a mirror so that she could restore order to her wrecked coiffure before she went into Paris . |
| 6 | Fen opened the bedroom door and she waited tensely for him to close it behind him and be gone , so that she could give vent to the misery that threatened to swamp her . |
| 7 | Chiang out of her cell , so that she could take part in the liberation . |
| 8 | ‘ I would imagine she wanted you to tell her so that she can tell Alan , and he wo n't expect anyone to produce the actual tissue-typing results while they 're there . ’ |
| 9 | P&O CONTAINERS have shipped a yacht half way around the world so that she can take part in a round-the=world race ! |
| 10 | Midwifery staff are asked to give this to the mother sufficiently ahead of her discharge from hospital so that she can ask midwifery or paediatric staff any questions which might occur to her or her partner . |
| 11 | In the days when she had first known him she had wondered idly whether she might see Rupert round here , ‘ going in ’ or ‘ coming out ’ , though she was not clear when this might be expected or even what he might have been doing . |
| 12 | Not that she would let Cara down ; she could never do that . |
| 13 | She wondered crazily if she should thank Matilda for inflicting the injury . |
| 14 | Now , as she hurried into the dimly lit tunnel to the ground-floor area where they all parked their cars , she quickened her pace , uneasy as always about the poor lighting and the feeling of being cut off if she should need help . |
| 15 | ‘ One of my Italian teacher 's refugees has been badgering me to find out whether she could get permission to live in England , ’ she said . |
| 16 | She had n't realised that they were going to breakfast in the suite or even that she would share breakfast with him . |
| 17 | He would n't look twice at a small-town girl , even if she could design wedding dresses . |
| 18 | For the first time since she arrived in Rome , the connection came up immediately and she could hear Nora 's voice , distant but clear , at the other end . |
| 19 | going back to her childhood , well then if she can remember things her parents said |
| 20 | Maybe whoever buys the house will set her up again where she can see Narcissus — and much good did that ever do the poor girl . ’ |
| 21 | She had her eyes on the figure striding across the hall towards the telephone table , and the look on her face caused him to close his own eyes for a moment , for he knew how she had taken what Martin had said : although it had been voiced lightly it was meant to have serious intent , and in her own mind his marrying would mean once again that she would have notice to quit . |
| 22 | Laura , thinking privately that she would telephone Kitty and propose £100 each ( St Agatha must be worth something , silly to hang on to her for sentiment , even though she had now become something of a friend , someone waiting when Laura came home to what was , to be honest , a deeply , darkly dire apology for a decent flat ) , patted Luke and said , ‘ Mmm . ’ |