Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] she [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His mother summoned him ; she made it clear that she wished to see him alone . |
| 2 | Mr Sheffield said the note made it clear that she intended to take her own life and that she loved her family and daughter . |
| 3 | She was so slim that she seemed to have no breadth whatever . |
| 4 | It 's a wheezy kind of gurgling and she starts to cough . |
| 5 | and the Scottish Court of Session agreed that his employers ' prejudice justified their sacking of him ; Susan Shell was sacked from her job as a care assistant by Barking 's Labour council , when it was discovered that she was lesbian and she refused to resign . |
| 6 | Eddie would have to be pretty discreet about her relationship with Angy if she wanted to persuade Aunt Rosina to hand over that sketch as a keepsake . |
| 7 | She began to feel foolish but she had to talk to somebody and Miss Hatherby was the only person to whom she could turn . |
| 8 | This method was not popular when she had to employ an auditor ! ) |
| 9 | She followed him over towards one of the big sofas , careful as she sat to leave as much of a gap between them as possible . |
| 10 | All In One Piece finds Mrs Large in another situation which is not entirely unfamiliar as she tries to get ready to go to Mr Large 's office dinner and dance . |
| 11 | Christina appeared oblivious as she continued to talk about Martin . |
| 12 | Luke 's voice was so low that she had to strain to hear it above the noisy chatter of the birds , the rustle of the breeze in the trees . |
| 13 | Mary is very sorry that she has to put off coming to dinner tonight They are not sure about getting a baby-sitter . |
| 14 | It left her so weak that she had to put a hand out to the table before she could sit down . |
| 15 | Claudia was drowning in a sea of sensations so strong that she wanted to rip away the clothes that kept them apart . |
| 16 | He was confusing her , sabotaging the lines of communication between them and making her sound even more guilty than she had to start with . |
| 17 | ‘ But that 's … that 's what you are , ’ she countered , her throat so dry that she struggled to speak . |
| 18 | Charity was relieved that she seemed to have managed to side-track Mandy . |
| 19 | But , more shaken than she cared to admit , it was a long time before she slept . |
| 20 | But her mother is always distressed when she leaves , and dismayed that she has to go before doing just one more job to help . |
| 21 | Either the man she is with is not ready for a long-term commitment , he may be violent and she wants to keep him away from the child . |
| 22 | He went on staring , too , until her cheeks grew crimson and she began to stammer . |
| 23 | Grimma 's forehead wrinkled as she tried to read the smaller words on the back . |
| 24 | She was assisted by Miss Walker , whom I liked very much , and I was so sad when she left to get married . |
| 25 | Her manner was impersonal and she seemed to regard my arrival with some relief , as if a problem had been solved . |
| 26 | About four months before , a friend of mine got pregnant and she had to have an abortion , and I was quite upset about that . |
| 27 | But it was quite a while before her heartbeat returned to normal and she began to feel calm again . |
| 28 | The Duignans were so naturally pale-faced that Mary showed no sign that anything was other than normal and she continued to bring tea and sandwiches to men working on a further turf bank . |
| 29 | The passion of his kisses on her throat were leaving her weak and she had to will her fingers to hold on to the bodice . |
| 30 | It was hard that she had to choose such an arrogant , disdainful man to fall in love with . |