Example sentences of "[conj] she [vb mod] [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The photographer will be much more in charge here but he or she will still need a detailed briefing . |
| 2 | He or she will usually make a recommendation to the committee about what its decision should be , but it does not have to follow this advice . |
| 3 | Let dear old Miguelito charm a new generation of English roses — Shelley had outgrown him , although she would always keep a special place in her inner being for that lovely evening when she and only she had had his sweet and undivided attention … |
| 4 | Although she can now refit a car by herself , she wo n't qualify fully until she has worked for two years and passed her City and Guilds ‘ hand on ’ course . |
| 5 | She did n't like to say that she would sooner lick a toad . |
| 6 | When Gloria had got over the first shock of Saul 's horrifying death , she put the warehouse up for sale , together with the contents of the ship-chandlers shop on the ground floor , confident that she would soon find a purchaser . |
| 7 | I had few worries that she would suddenly take an interest in American history , but she might notice something out of place and the combination lock looked much more sophisticated than it actually was . |
| 8 | I hoped that she would then develop a massive guilt complex , but unfortunately she did n't . |
| 9 | ‘ I would not like to have the task of telling her that she would never make a crime reporter ! ’ |
| 10 | She began to consider the fact that she was over twenty-one and felt anxious that she would never get a home of her own . |
| 11 | I conceded that it might have been wiser , and indeed more seemly , to have consulted her before a decision was reached ; but I did not add that I had advised the Prime Minister to agree to a meeting over her head because I was convinced that she would never accept a challenge to her authority . |
| 12 | Of course Evelyn knew that she would never assault an old person and that these horrid apparitions must be an image of her own fear of age and death , might even be some kind of safety valve . |
| 13 | He hinted that she might even receive an honour from the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher if she gave her support . |
| 14 | Bloomsbury House , asked to contribute £35 towards books , told her she was too late that term ( it was November ) and that she might possibly get a small emergency grant for the summer term ( six months ahead ) if she still needed it . |
| 15 | One is married already , one has declared that she will never take a husband , and the third has two suitors after her as it is . |
| 16 | A booster cushion raises a child up so that she can safely use an adult seat belt or a child harness . |
| 17 | Theda was so appalled that she could barely repress a shudder , never mind summon up a smile . |
| 18 | So strange , she sometimes thought , to have all this engineering knowledge in three languages and still be so unable to apply a single word of it that she could scarcely change a plug without helpful diagrams . |
| 19 | She caught worldwide attention last year when she claimed in a defence of prostitution charges that she could only satisfy a sex addiction by selling herself to the long line of men . |
| 20 | It may sound priggish , but she says it 's unwise to go against one 's nature , its fundamental requirements , she knew that she could only make a go of it , a real go — and that was what she wanted — with some very extraordinary kind of man , and she had n't met him yet . |
| 21 | He had to admit that she could still ride a lot better than he could . |
| 22 | The more she thought about it , the more clearly she saw that she must somehow get a warning to Tristram . |
| 23 | Well er firstly , he can , even if it 's his money give it to his wife as his partner , and she could then invest the money , and because she 's not paying any tax , er she could get a ten percent return , so she could actually get a thousand pounds on that ten thousand and that would be payable gross . |
| 24 | Perhaps she should try a different club and she would certainly receive a warm welcome should she come to ours here in Maidenhead . |
| 25 | ‘ For such a young player this is a tremendous achievement , ’ says Mavis , ‘ Claire has outstanding talent and she will now have a chance to compete against some of the best players in the world . ’ |
| 26 | The law could n't do much to her , and she 'd probably get a few columns . |
| 27 | Yvonne would come and stay , and she 'd always bring a fish with her , a huge fish freshly caught from the ocean , and she 'd gut it on the kitchen table . |
| 28 | If the wind died for just a moment ; if she could just get a clear sight of the cockpit … |
| 29 | She not only bit , kicked , and knocked them down ; but she would also hold a child on the ground by wrapping her jaws around the child 's throat , or bite a child in the face . |
| 30 | Not only was she exultant at the thought of a holiday in London , but she would also have a week removed from the constant worry of Gareth Davis . |