Example sentences of "be [adj] [conj] she [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grace had appeared in supporting roles in West End productions for the last twenty years and he knew she would be word-perfect when she felt it necessary . |
| 2 | She could n't finish because that would be pushy if she admitted she expected him to ask her to stay with him as he had done once before . |
| 3 | Ms Streisand , in the same paper , claimed that the press would be happier if she spent her free time shopping , and pointed out , quite fairly , that she and the others at the correspondents ' dinner had been invited there . |
| 4 | But on the picket line Bob Busby had pointed out to her that the Shadow Scheme was official University business and that she would be strike-breaking if she kept her appointment . |
| 5 | Clad in an old black leotard and leggings , now fairly well daubed with paint , and with her mane of hair hidden beneath a scarlet bandana , she did n't exactly look like a decorator , she realised with a giggle as she caught sight of her own reflection in the hall mirror on the way to the kitchen , but she 'd discovered at an early stage of the game just how much bending , stretching and crouching was involved and so had decided she might as well be comfortable while she did it . |
| 6 | Dan was doing his utmost to be helpful and she appreciated it . |
| 7 | ‘ Mrs Linton would be angry if she heard you talking about him like that , sir . |
| 8 | He would be angry if she preferred her mother 's help to his . |
| 9 | Their rows centred on his failure to be available when she needed his support rather than her ability to be physically present but absent in every other way . |
| 10 | She could not be certain that she wanted it to be true . |
| 11 | Mr. Williams , the bank manager , said in evidence : ‘ before the charge was signed I would have to be satisfied that she knew what she was saying . ’ |
| 12 | She must be mad if she thought he 'd do that , go anywhere near Barry . |
| 13 | I used to be wild but she reformed me . |