Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] she " in BNC.

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1 Because her social isolation was made worse by her inability to drive she agreed , before the next session , to take the therapist 's advice to arrange driving lessons .
2 With the decision made she felt a kind of temporary peace .
3 But police have told Adrian that even though the driver admitted she was in the wrong , she 's unlikely to be prosecuted .
4 She would write her first reply in the bathroom , turning on the geyser to pretend she was having a bath and writing joyfully on a breadboard balanced on the small wooden basin ( they used a breadboard as a bathmat on the freezing floor , because he liked the genuineness of natural wood ) .
5 As Anne Rampling she writes modern romantic novels and as A N Rouquelaure she writes highly avant-garde sado-masochistic pornography based around the sleeping beauty legend .
6 After several minutes had passed without her finding a familiar landmark , Luce realised she must have gone wrong somewhere and tried to double back .
7 Abandoning the English winter , Perdita realized she and Ricky had gone slap into the Argentine spring .
8 It was with a little fillip of surprise that Pascoe realized she had n't recognized his voice .
9 ‘ I do n't know what Sarah thinks she 's up to . ’
10 Judith Pallan recommended she try a light matte foundation , such as Estée Lauder 's Lucidity Light Diffusing Makeup in Sun Beige ( £16.50 ) , to tone down the natural ruddiness of Helen 's complexion .
11 You have as much responsibility to see she 's not abandoned as I do .
12 Michel thinks she will be in for a bad time when she realizes it .
13 And in March Sarah announced she was separating from Andrew .
14 Jessica announced she felt pissed and would have to go onto lemonade or leave the car outside the Amsterdam all night — which raised guffaws as to what she thought she 'd find left of it the morrow — and Mallachy offered to drive it home for her for twenty quid plus his taxi back , although he did n't have a licence .
15 It had been distressing enough , a month or so earlier , feeling obliged to let Alison know she was pregnant .
16 But the injury ca n't be mended and vets say she 'll have to be put down .
17 Why should the working-class housewife say she ‘ likes ’ or ‘ does n't mind ’ housework — why should this be the typical response ?
18 She is the only female character allowed into the fortress den and as the story develops she is shown to be both sensitive and sensible .
19 Cecilia found she had clenched her fists and was driving her nails into the palms of her hands .
20 Mrs. Favor pretended she did n't hear him .
21 ‘ What excuse has she got for giving instructions that , in the middle of the night , armed riot police raid children , women and men , shove them into caged lorries and forcibly deport them to the country from which they fled ?
22 Although this might appear unfriendly — and is also a gesture of warning to other males — the female will usually stand her ground , letting the male know she means serious business .
23 There is a poppy song , ‘ What I Do ’ , in which she dances around in leggings and a bra top , and a cover of Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz 's Sixties hit ‘ The Girl From Ipanema ’ done in smoky café style , where she takes advantage of the sensual Puerto Rican looks she inherited from her mother .
24 How many comics has she ?
25 After the first spoonful of the thick and satisfying minestrone , Luce found she was ravenous .
26 Suddenly Sophie found she was in deep water .
27 Fiona Ray , who has Down 's Syndrome , was sure she could win the tough Duke of Edinburgh 's Gold Award , but experts doubted she 'd do it .
28 Now the authorities say she has little chance of getting them back .
29 We realise that as the play develops she is not as ‘ white ’ and good as she wants us to believe .
30 Berta thinks she 's a Highland dancer . ’
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