Example sentences of "she have [vb pp] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maggie found herself staring directly into the eyes of the young man she 'd noticed at a setting loom on her first day . |
| 2 | Travelling all day yesterday , she had subsisted solely on British Rail sandwiches and her supper had consisted only of the cereal and milk she 'd bought at a small general store in the nearest hamlet . |
| 3 | Fortunately she 'd learnt at a very early age never to be taken in by good looks alone . |
| 4 | The first couple of times she 'd arrived at a rendezvous and then lost her nerve , backing out before anyone could approach her ; but then she 'd tried getting herself a little drunk beforehand , and from then on the doors were flung open and she was away . |
| 5 | There were two daughters of the marriage , Sophie , born in 1830 , who became the wife of Sir George Bailey , of Seal Close , in the Lincolnshire Wolds , and Christabel , born in 1825 , who lived with her parents until in 1853 a small independence , left her by a maiden aunt , Antoinette de Kercoz , enabled her to set up house in Richmond in Surrey , with a young woman friend whom she had met at a lecture of Ruskin 's . |
| 6 | It would take too long and she would n't understand ; besides , she had phoned at a bad moment — Anne was obviously in a hurry to go out . |
| 7 | The killer must have been kneeling there , pistol at the ready , and as Francis emerged he or she had fired at a range of a few inches . |