Example sentences of "that she [vb mod] [verb] something " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was obvious to her that her niece already had the strength and resolution to ensure that she would make something of her life . |
| 2 | ‘ Other than this job , ’ she added challengingly , some perverse part of her almost wishing he would attempt to deprive her of it so that she would have something real , present and immediate to fight him for . |
| 3 | Gazzer had been afraid that she would say something like : ‘ Well , you need n't have bothered ! ’ or ‘ You and whose army ! ’ |
| 4 | like er , you ca n't say that she might have something thrown at her horse cos maybe you were n't there and maybe |
| 5 | Charlotte goes into the marriage aware of Mr. Collins 's nature and his company actually boresome but her view towards the marriage is that she will gain something greater than happiness . |
| 6 | On an evening when he had broken the silence with one of his quietist cracks she would feel a sense of remorse and insufficiency descending on her , and hours later find herself in the larder , eating the remains of whatever was under the meat sieve and weeping that she should do something so self-defeating and stupid . |
| 7 | It seemed that she should say something , for Isabel would let the meal run on in total silence , as every meal now ran , until Kathleen feared that she might scream . |
| 8 | The slighted Samaritan can , of course , reply on her own behalf that she does care about suffering in general but that she cares much more about its manifestations that she can do something about and that involve her personally . |
| 9 | f ) RAFFLE : ( ) is in charge of the raffle — please let her know if you have a gift , or money will be welcome so that she can purchase something . |
| 10 | The first thing she would have to do was to raise some capital so that she could rescue something from the dregs of her father 's business . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh , there was nothing to it , really , ’ she said , secretly pleased that she could do something her uncle could n't . |
| 12 | But she had thought that she could make something of him and that small semi-detached house outside Norwich represented nine months of hard work and achievement . |
| 13 | Chesarynth wasted precious moments on amazement that she could appreciate something the powerful woman could not . |
| 14 | But after a while it was Wear that she could hear something , and he was unable to resist following her example . |
| 15 | Evelyn could hardly wait for dinner time so that she could say something to Jackie . |
| 16 | Mrs Davis pointed out tartly that Mrs Stych was not at present serving on any of their other subcommittees , and that she must do something to help . |