Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] she " in BNC.
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1 | She might even be weaving a spell to tangle her feet or make her lose her way in the wood ! |
2 | The operation should not change a woman 's feelings or emotions , or make her feel less feminine . |
3 | It 'll either kill her or make her pass the sand . ’ |
4 | They were not to feed her or coax her , and any food refused was to be removed without comment . |
5 | At least it was comforting to know that he would n't consider her compliance ‘ cheap ’ or despise her for the speed with which he had been able to seduce her . |
6 | It was this , or lose her completely with certainty and forever — a prospect that he could n't even begin to face . |
7 | She thinks it is simply awful that being successful and ( reading the ill-camouflaged sub-text ) gorgeous means that men wo n't chat her up , admire her breasts or perceive her as a sexual creature . |
8 | ‘ Look , Ma , silly bugger or not , I can tell a piece when I see her , or smell her , and this one is n't wor Robbie 's type , nor none of our types . |
9 | He had n't tried to get her drunk or rape her . |
10 | It begged male comps faced with a female colleague to " Be kind to her if you ca n't wed her or shift her , " and went on : State broadly and fully wherein we are sinners Remembering that many of us are breadwinners For mothers and sisters whom we must assist , hence We claim with yourselves equal right to existence |
11 | Presumably he should have shot her or let her drown , rather than make a present of her to the French , but there were some things Karelius could not bring himself to do . |
12 | Beside her stood a pleasant-looking , round , grey-haired woman , unsure of what to do , hesitating about whether to hush the weeping figure or let her cry . |
13 | She 'd hoped , thought , it would be nice if he had taken her to lunch sometimes , or let her stay to breakfast in his room at the Franz Joseph instead of pushing her out early and sending her back to the Gasthaus . |
14 | Or kill her and let you go ? |
15 | If her young sister needed her help , advice or support she would return instantly — a situation even more tenable since Sebastian Grantham 's generous offer to settle her present flight bills ! |
16 | He had never made a secret of what he wanted from her , and pretending he enjoyed her company , pretending he wanted to laugh with her or show her his favourite places in Rome , was n't part of it . |
17 | Then , when his owner wanted to catch him she would grab the rope which was trailing on the ground , and take possession of his head before he managed to rear up on her or kick her with his hind legs . |
18 | ‘ I 'll go and collect her , or meet her on the way home . |
19 | I was thinking maybe next weekend I might or meet her for the day |
20 | And he did n't tease her , or court her , or divert her , because what she had done was risk death , which was a thing better honoured by abstinence . |
21 | Maybe Angy had offered to show her some more of her work , or lend her a book or something . ’ |
22 | Nell , watching them go , sighed and said , ‘ She did n't kiss Xanthe goodnight , you know , or give her even a hug to comfort her . |
23 | ‘ Lisa was in constant agony , but I could n't even comfort her or give her a cuddle because of the plaster . ’ |
24 | Or give her some relief |
25 | She nearly always does go to bed with me , if I shout at her a lot or threaten her or give her enough money . |
26 | He interrupted himself to explain , ‘ I did n't make any false promises or give her a lot of romantic fantasy to persuade her . |
27 | that song , she or tune she was supposed to be singing |
28 | Singer Paula Kelly cuts a curious sight cross-legged on the stage-floor for ‘ Happen ’ , head bowed to her knees , screaming to herself , but Courtney or Kat she ai n't . |
29 | Urquhart had broken off the lamp flex for a purpose — to strangle her or tie her up , or both . |
30 | I mean , I might have had to shove the split match heads under Carol 's fingernails , or tie her to a tree and subject her to psychological warfare by , say , reading Hemingway aloud to her . |