Example sentences of "she [verb] [pron] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indirectly , she revealed what was in her mind — and mine — by saying , ‘ You know why we must return to England so soon after finding this peaceful sanctuary ? |
| 2 | She 's been married , got two kids — how on earth she gave birth to those two children , is beyond me , how on earth she made it is beyond me . |
| 3 | Telling herself she was an idiot , she pulled her thoughts together and made an effort to concentrate upon what he was saying , and as she listened to the pleasant tones of his deep voice she realised he was on the subject of white-water rafting . |
| 4 | She realised he was under a strain . |
| 5 | For a minute she did n't know where she was and , as she realised she was at the farm , fear stayed firmly with her . |
| 6 | She realised she was on her own ; George must be expecting a true Conflict Situation if he was already saving his last bullet for himself . |
| 7 | She was n't naïve enough to think he was in love with her ; nor did she think she was in love with him — or not very much — but the thought of that strong body and craggy face , of grey eyes that could be either icily remote or filled with humour , made her tremble . |
| 8 | As Ace stood she realized it was beyond her reach , but Daak would be able to attack it with his chainsword . |
| 9 | In this extract as a whole , we can trace speaker B's attempt to contribute to what she thinks they 're about , by first offering some remarks on telephones and then on the father , but gradually reducing her comments to the type of contentless noises described by Duncan ( 1973 ) as back channels . |
| 10 | But if she thinks it 's worth the risk , then it 's up to you to try and contain that risk — make sure there 's nothing to trip over , and that someone who can react quickly is on hand to give tactful support where necessary . |
| 11 | She looks quite happy ; perhaps she thinks she 's in heaven . |
| 12 | She thinks I 'm on heroin ! ’ he whispers excitedly . |
| 13 | She thinks I 'm in love with her , see . ’ |
| 14 | Well she thinks you 're on a high dose , you 're not , you 're on an okay dose . |
| 15 | She 's coming round , sh you know , she understands it 's for her benefit as well because the doors on the council houses they 're like that , just rotten ! |
| 16 | When she came to with a start she found they were in the car park below the ruins of the castle in Haverfordwest . |
| 17 | I do n't quite know how to put this but but er she found what was in the village news offensive . |
| 18 | When she woke up , she found she was at home with him at last . ’ |
| 19 | and said that Christopher was on interview and er if he got through the first part to the second part he would in the afternoon he would give us a ph a ring , erm but he , by ten to two he had n't phoned so she assumed he was on his way back having |
| 20 | It had a Birmingham postmark and was addressed to ‘ Robert Hilton ’ and she assumed it was for her son . |
| 21 | When she woke it was to the incessant chattering of the wheels against the rails and Emily thought she would never arrive at her destination . |
| 22 | She estimated he was in his early thirties . |
| 23 | She says they 're in soft skinnned vehicles and any shooting they encounter is dangerous but so far there 've been no injuries . |
| 24 | Is there anything else that I can do for her cos she says she is in quite a lot of discomfort at the moment . |
| 25 | She says she 's to be in Leningrad for a day or two — she 's on location at Lake Baikal — to meet Mrs Reagan on her flying visit to the Hermitage . |
| 26 | ‘ She says she 's in the garden ! ’ he thought . |
| 27 | She says she 's in Tuesdays for one sodding hour ! |
| 28 | Three months into the therapy she began to suffer severe psychological traumas — she says she was in a state of constant terror . |
| 29 | She says it 's for ducks . |
| 30 | She says it 's like standing on the edge of a crevasse . |