Example sentences of "[vb past] she [vb mod] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Mrs O'Hara said she could see a gunman kneeling in the hallway firing into the room , and another gunman further along the hall . |
| 32 | She was expecting a baby , and we all hoped she would have a son , who would inherit the Linton fortune . |
| 33 | Philip wished she 'd drive a bit faster . |
| 34 | Vi wished she could fire a gun and shoot down those bombers if only for what they had done to Gerry , but it was easy to be brave in this small , precious house when the sun still shone in the evening sky and a west wind blew away the stench of bombing and burning and broken bodies . |
| 35 | Elaine wished she could have a marriage like that . |
| 36 | They 'd been strolling through the individual gardens within the whole for more than two hours , while Rune told her about the traditions of the gardens and how , despite attempts at imitation , they remained unique in Europe — if not the world — before they reached the area set aside for the funfair and he suggested she might like a ride on some of the attractions . |