Example sentences of "she [vb mod] [verb] with a " in BNC.
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| 1 | To her mind , Lucy looked like she could do with a huge warm hug . |
| 2 | ‘ She could do with a bit of growing up , ’ observed Davyd , the shrewd Welsh gardener . |
| 3 | The girl looked as if she could do with a fairy godmother , or perhaps just a mother . |
| 4 | Sarah answered the door ; she wore a shabby blue woollen dress , her grey hair straggled and she looked as though she could do with a wash . |
| 5 | She could do with a glimpse into the future right now , she decided grimly , particularly since it seemed her irritating companion was intent on being obstructive , despite his apparent change of attitude . |
| 6 | She still felt a bit wobbly on her legs and she knew too that she could do with a holiday . |
| 7 | On the holiday side of it — well , from her point of view she could do with a respite from thinking about that interview . |
| 8 | We soon discovered , not surprisingly , that she could cope with a curry far hotter than we could eat . |
| 9 | or he or she could start with a Viking place name or a reference to a Viking raid in their own area . |
| 10 | She had heard rhyming slang , she knew what four by twos meant , and she 'd once been asked if she could speak with a Jewish accent . |
| 11 | Behind them she could work with a charm and singleness of attention that became so smooth as to be chilling , except for the friendliness of her large grey eyes . |
| 12 | Behind them she could work with a charm and a singleness of attention that became so smooth as to be chilling , except for the friendliness of her large grey eyes ’ . |
| 13 | She felt guilty , but she could say with a clear conscience that her business was so demanding that she hardly had time to think of Northumberland although , in truth , as her successes and problems in Italy had increased , there seemed less and less reason to return to Nora . |
| 14 | I du n no but she could she could have with a special facility for |
| 15 | Er I think she used to sing with a group and I think she 's gone on her own and I do n't know which one to go for . |
| 16 | . And she was crippled with rheumatism — she used to go with a stick , and she was the boss . |
| 17 | And it had a stain on the shoulder which she said she would hide with a gold rose . |
| 18 | ‘ At the bridge table I had to be a killer , ’ she would recall with a sigh . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm fond of old Jack , I would n't want him to be hurt , ’ she would say with a sigh when we discussed the difficulties of meeting her current lover without Jack finding out . |
| 20 | And she will forget the shopping list , she said , she will return with a basketful of trivialities , domestic purchases , and everything I require will have been forgotten . |
| 21 | She will entertain with a fascinatingly varied programme of songs , both traditional and modern , with piano and flute accompaniment . |
| 22 | She will work with the Allied Screening Commission which is part of M.I.9 , and she will live with a charming couple , Signor and Signora Banterle . |
| 23 | But as a member of the Swindon LETS — or Local Exchange Trading System — she CAN pay with a brand new currency . |
| 24 | Diana 's reaction to the tragedy teaches her she can cope with a crisis and take control . |