Example sentences of "[verb] she [vb mod] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Put the kettle on , I expect she 'll have a cuppa when she gets 'ere . ’
2 She did n't feel she could make a contribution , but she wanted to , so ‘ I just went in and made myself useful . ’
3 Guido had said she could have a day off , just to get acclimatised , but he 'd been firm that the lessons should start immediately after that .
4 ‘ Do you think she might want a job and all ? ’
5 And he cried do you think she would need a worm and he held up a worm , but he came and put this poisoned worm in the mole , you know that 's what they did , they had er mole er worms that had doped with poison , you see and then they dropped them in the hole and that was the end of the mole .
6 The highest my mum goes is forty pounds cos she does n't think she should spend a lot of money on a pair of trainers that wo n't last .
7 ‘ Did n't think she could do a thing like that ?
8 So I thought do you think she 'd like a flower as well ?
9 I do n't think she 'd take a risk like that meself … ’
10 I said to Celia how many she thinks she can do a day , she thinks about two thousand , depending on what she 's doing .
11 Instead she was told she must find a mate to make a site near by and start a new race of Callanish eagles .
12 Her latest film , A League Of Their Own , has shown she can develop a career as a real actress .
13 According to her she was convinced that Francis would inherit and dispose of the business , but she might have thought she could do a deal with Beryl .
14 I do n't know what will happen now , I suppose she will get a lawyer and I will be shafted . ’
15 She decided she would let a lawyer handle absolutely everything .
16 She vowed that if she survived she would build a monastery as thanks for her life being spared .
17 I feel she would make a nurse .
18 One resident had written to the council suggesting a secular group building might better suit the area 's needs , saying she would prefer a facility which would offer something for more of the residents .
19 When Waterford Wedgwood Canada 's Gail Lilly volunteered to help out in a major international athletics event , she never dreamed she would find a pen-pal who would write to her from the other side of the world .
20 While a kettle boiled she could set a table , light a fire , and watch over a cooking breakfast .
21 But , once upstairs , she knew she would have a job to get out again , especially if her father knew her destination .
22 She knew she ought to get a piece about him in a national newspaper .
23 She laughed , then knew she must make a move to release herself from his embrace — otherwise he 'd imagine she was actually waiting to be kissed .
24 Her swollen lips burned and she knew she must look a mess .
25 While she knew she must resemble a ragamuffin , she did not appreciate the reminder .
26 She just knew she could make a go of it !
27 Now , feeling the train grubbiness all over he– , she thought she might have a bath .
28 She thought she might try a purge .
29 And they talked to her , most politely : the Martin man asked her when she was doing her Finals , and she told him , and he asked her what she was going to do then , and she said that she thought she would do a teacher 's training course .
30 Diana , for her part , thought she would become a wife and mother ; but , with all the servants and secretaries who surrounded the Prince , including a valet who selected and prepared his clothes for the day , packed for him and even did his personal shopping , she felt superfluous , and just a little jealous .
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