Example sentences of "she would [vb infin] her [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if Fen thought he 'd done all the chasing there , she 'd eat her hat . |
| 2 | She always had the same reaction : she 'd gather her baby close and back away , her hand firmly encircling the little head , pulling it against her breast so he could n't face me . |
| 3 | She 'd stake her life — and her love for him — on that . |
| 4 | ‘ We 're not going to succumb , Bernard , ’ she would say if he made a move towards her , and she 'd toss her head back in a swift , moving , golden curtain . |
| 5 | And er I lost touch with her after that but Joyce was very nice , very , very a down to earth cockney girl from Hockston and she said er she 'd tell her sister she said I do admire my sister she said they 'll never have anything other than a council house , I do n't suppose but she said my brother-in-law mends people 's motorcycles as a side line and the money that he gets from that he gives her most of it and she buys things on hire purchase , this was the days when hire purchase was n't fearsomely expensive |
| 6 | Thanks to Charlie boy , they 'd been able to splash a bit on the wedding and Marilyn could have the white satin and the four bridesmaids she 'd set her heart on . |
| 7 | But Jude was not easily denied anything , especially when she 'd set her mind firmly on an objective ; and she was certain — despite Marlin 's protestations — that leaving Manhattan was the most sensible thing to do . |
| 8 | If she 'd set her mind on something she thought was right she would want it done immediately . |
| 9 | It would be the same for Rory — she 'd always known she 'd give her heart only once , and that was why she had n't played the love game with the same reckless abandon as so many of her contemporaries . |
| 10 | ‘ Why do n't you try ironing those grease stains with brown paper , ’ she 'd advise her daughter , Gill . |
| 11 | In fact , she did possess mettle , though going round alone in the jeep was — I believe — just feminine carelessness , like the terrible state she 'd leave her room in for her maid : powder everywhere , pink for face , white for body ; her long , strong , glossy hairs in the sink , so you would have thought the orang-utan had been availing himself of the facilities and not a pretty young woman of thirty-one . |
| 12 | But she 'd bite her tongue off sooner than ask him for any favours . |
| 13 | She 'd lick her finger and thumb , pounce calmly , then roll the flea for a few seconds to stun it before she cracked it between her thumb nails . |
| 14 | Anyway , I thought she 'd change her mind . ’ |
| 15 | I do n't think she has the faintest idea what it would mean to marry a chap without private means , and if she did , I 'm afraid she 'd change her mind . ’ |
| 16 | That even at this late date she 'd change her mind ? |
| 17 | If there was cherry blossom in Lucy 's street , she 'd show her treasure ! |
| 18 | Yes , she 'd like her name spelt |
| 19 | She 'd like her niece to visit her as soon as possible . |
| 20 | It took me about quarter of an hour to sort it all out , and then she asked what train and said she 'd get her mum to agree to ‘ take in this ‘ Vern ’ or whatever his name is ’ and meet us at the station . |
| 21 | ‘ I wish she 'd get her hair done , ’ Algy said when Lady Grubb was out of the room . |
| 22 | ‘ Barney 's as thrilled as I am , ’ Cara replied , revealing that she had phoned him as soon as she 'd read her mail . |
| 23 | She cleaned her plate in the time-honoured way with a piece of bread , then summoned the waiter to inform him she 'd have her coffee next door . |
| 24 | And then she 'd peep her head under the curtain to see if it had gone |
| 25 | To dance with him again was a prize she 'd sell her soul for , and tonight , here at the party , would be her only chance ever . |
| 26 | Like all the others she had no idea if she 'd see her family again . |
| 27 | I had your Gran on to me in a bit of a flap , saying she 'd put her foot in it about your mother . ’ |
| 28 | I could see the nape of Mrs Goreng 's neck in the front seat ; she 'd put her hair up . |
| 29 | She 'd put her uncle in the basement so that his brain would go slow , for a change . |
| 30 | Searching round for where she 'd put her champagne glass , she discovered it on a wrought-iron table behind her . |