Example sentences of "[conj] she [verb] [pron] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you do live in the same house as your landlord and he or she wants you to leave the property then he or she must still give you at least four weeks Notice to Quit on a special form . |
| 2 | So , unsurprisingly , she ensures that she does nothing to cross the ‘ important ’ people on which she is dependent . |
| 3 | It seems that the author has deliberately left things vague by choosing the intransitive verb construction : that she wants us to have the delicately ironic impression of a deferential , high-class shop in which doors , as it were , open and shut almost of their own accord . |
| 4 | He stretched out a hand to Merrill , and she found that she needed it to escape the embrace of the thick , downy cushions . |
| 5 | However , she knew that she could n't stand at the window indefinitely , so she left it to complete the task she had on hand . |
| 6 | ‘ So she wants us to pay a bit more attention , to think about it a bit . |
| 7 | Well she taught me to knit and she taught me to do a lot of embroidery and that sort of thing . |
| 8 | He rested his arm lightly along her shoulders as they left the restaurant , and she forced herself to wait a decent interval before ducking lightly away from him , hating the insidious way his touch seemed to affect her . |
| 9 | At the beginning of the session she lights the candle , the children sit round it in a large circle and she asks them to watch the flame , to concentrate on the flame and nothing else . |
| 10 | Overriding these fears , however , was her maternal instinct to indulge Bernard with whatever it was he wanted and she urged him to buy a boat . |
| 11 | The cat 's owner was leaving the area and could not keep the animal , and she wanted it to have a nice home . |
| 12 | Our friendship developed and she invited me to write a Fount book . |
| 13 | She said nothing , but hungrily returned to the carrion to take what more she could , as if she expected him to take the rest from her . |
| 14 | Jezrael 's heart beat faster but she forced herself to slow the shallow breathing of panic . |
| 15 | She felt herself flush , but she forced herself to show no other reaction . |
| 16 | It was difficult not looking at him , but she forced herself to show an interest in brushing her hair . |
| 17 | ‘ They got down to forty-five-second intervals , and I asked Gabrielle if she 'd mind not giving birth until the end of the episode , but she told me to find a nurse — fast . |
| 18 | The old lady was becoming more confused , and often failed to recognise Anne but she allowed her to make a meal for her . |
| 19 | She loved you very much indeed , but she wanted you to have a mummy and a daddy and brothers and sisters . ’ |
| 20 | Cos the thing is as well , I might be inclined to get a two anyway , because she wants it to last a little while do n't she ? |
| 21 | Then he understood that she was not going to help him , because she wanted him to make the choice . |
| 22 | I undressed her in her South Kensington hotel room and fucked her , only retreating to the safety of the street outside when she asked me to stay the night so that she could pretend to be my mother . |
| 23 | He did n't understand what Miss Thorne meant when she told him to keep a gesture . |
| 24 | She had been the last to use it , when she unlocked it to get the morphia for Mrs Richards . |
| 25 | In any event , I have no recollection of ever having had any differences with her except on one occasion when she telephoned me to make a request with which I was unable to comply . |
| 26 | ‘ Entertaining the proprietor was n't part of the job description , ’ she offered , her tone creamy as she nerved herself to continue the debate if necessary . |
| 27 | There was a thread of anger in the question , but Fran ignored it , just as she forced herself to ignore the sudden surge of hope that filled her heart . |
| 28 | I went into the kitchen as she asked me to have a few words with the ‘ factotum ’ ( 'She seems to be rather taken with your looks ' ) . |
| 29 | ‘ Turn around , ’ she suggested , her hand on his arm as she steered him to face the big window . |
| 30 | As she allowed herself to close the gap in their relationship , John became irritable and demanding . |