Example sentences of "in [noun] [pers pn] [verb] she " in BNC.
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| 1 | Poor , insecure little Caroline , clinging rigidly to what she knows , terrified of the unknown , terrified to trust people in case they let her down , hurt her feelings , or even endanger her in some way … ? ’ |
| 2 | She kept clear of everybody in the house in case they reminded her of the ill person her uncle had become . |
| 3 | Susan was so frightened of being alone , that she would not go to sleep , in case we left her . |
| 4 | Her mam would say nothing , just sit there white-faced , cupping her hand over the latest bruise , not daring even to blink in case he said she was sleeping in God 's time when all he wanted was to raise his children decent . |
| 5 | And we went all round the bed and we went all round outside , we went all through the back smelt outside Jane 's door in case she 'd she were on fire could n't find nothing , sat down and read , he said it 's cos the telly 's on and I expect it 's damp and it 's you know |
| 6 | She did n't want to see the hurt in his eyes , in case it made her soften and forgive him . |
| 7 | He would never ask her why she was pulling faces , in case it encouraged her to pull worse ones . |
| 8 | She was taking off her hat and coat as she spoke ; then going over to her aunt , she bent down and kissed her on the cheek , and followed this with the same salutation for her uncle ; and in response he patted her on the shoulder . |
| 9 | Even in disguise I knew her at once , for a truly sensual woman can not disguise herself from my perceptions once I have seen her . ’ |
| 10 | The old man asked about her job ; in exchange he told her a little about himself . |
| 11 | When she remained stubbornly in place he grabbed her abruptly by the elbow , and she started back in fright , her eyes widening in alarm . |
| 12 | In court she said she was just being sarcastic . |
| 13 | That was the stuff of melodrama , and now she was back in Oxford she knew she was somewhere , somehow , still too middle-class , too much her father 's daughter , to want that . |
| 14 | Quite early in life she decided she wanted to be a dancer and was entranced when she first saw Bode-Medau work while attending a display of various systems of rhythmic movement . |
| 15 | In turn I told her a little about my own background , as though we were out on a first date . |
| 16 | In science I think she said was n't it ? |
| 17 | In summer he let her cut a bunch of flowers at the end of the morning , to take home for the table . |
| 18 | But while he was in hospital he lost her . |
| 19 | Upon recovery in hospital she said she had intended to kill herself . |
| 20 | In London he carried her round the Great Exhibition ; this time she was happy to be in his arms , safe from the frightening crowds . |
| 21 | In fact he loved her even more deeply now that they were apart . |
| 22 | In fact I knew her for a tough-minded young woman with feminist leanings and rather more interest in student politics than would be helpful in her academic work . |
| 23 | Eva made no effort to have us talk to each other , Shadwell and I ; in fact I felt she wanted to discourage conversation . |
| 24 | In fact I took her out a couple of times myself when I found that Angela was occupied with someone else . |
| 25 | In fact I think she will live forever just to spite me . |
| 26 | In fact she thinks she is one . |
| 27 | In fact she thinks she is one . |
| 28 | If she has lost her partner to another woman , it will be assumed that she must be more beautiful , more clever , more sexy : in fact she wants her to be . |
| 29 | In desperation he lifted her bodily off the ground so that she was helplessly pinned against his solid frame , and she discovered to her horror that hating him did n't in any way negate the way he could make her feel . |
| 30 | I was talking to a screw one day and she was telling me that when she 'd wanted to get work in prison she thought she 'd be there to help prisoners . |