Example sentences of "[pron] [conj] she [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you told me that she used to use a crochet hook . |
| 2 | One that she can play a tune on . |
| 3 | However , with youthful if foolish optimism she had proudly assured him that she would find a solution to the problem . |
| 4 | Before she went she shared with the fellowship group a vision the Lord had given her that she would meet a group of Christians who were asking for help with teaching and counselling . |
| 5 | It did n't occur to her that she would get a good shot in … fine aim had never been one of her strong points — so when she heard him shout her name behind her , her instinct as ever was to run . |
| 6 | If I can get near Mum I must tell her that she should do a spot of witnessing to the woman across from her . |
| 7 | As the lift doors opened and she stepped out into the corridor , it occurred to her that she must strike a very different figure from the wide-eyed girl who had made that first visit . |
| 8 | And if she wanted to go in a silver olympic then I needed to explain to her that she must buy a silver olympic caravan to have the guaranteed bookings . |
| 9 | Ruth knew she could no more disappoint her than she could snatch a toy from a baby . |
| 10 | ‘ The decided to fight her case for her so she could make a good job of it , ’ Mr Robinson claimed . |
| 11 | Madame would see Boy there , she 'd look at him and she 'd give a whole line straight to him ( Ca n't you see … |
| 12 | He ogled her and once he had come out and asked her if she would like a dear little puppy dog to keep her warm in the night . |
| 13 | After an almost silent session , I felt unsure how to begin to help her ; so I asked her if she could draw a picture of a tree . |
| 14 | I also asked her if she could leave a meal in the oven . ’ |
| 15 | Soon she realised that he was singing her praises to his friends , because other similar garden owners rang her up and asked her if she could do a few hours for them too . |
| 16 | so she 's er , she 's waiting for 'em to come to do that , anyway she 's er , somebody rang her did n't they and they asked her if she 'd have a little boy of four months old , Thursdays and Fridays all day and she started this week with him , so I said well Pauline |
| 17 | Well that Ethel 's in her seventies and , you see her in just towel wrapped round her and she could wear a |
| 18 | Luke was on his feet and in front of her before she could take a step towards the doors . |
| 19 | If your interest in the past centres on some figure in particular from days gone by you could perhaps not do better than to consider whether he or she would make a detective , as the American writer Lilian de la Torre did with a series of short stories about Dr Sam Johnson , Detector . |
| 20 | If the average person fought any reasonably competent knifeman with bare hands , it 's unlikely that he or she would survive a determined effort to stab them to death . |
| 21 | ‘ Tell your client , ’ said the voice at the other end of the phone , ‘ that he or she would have a better chance of establishing who is or is not responsible for his or her dustbins if he or she employed a lawyer who did n't address his inquiries to people whose principal concern is pharmacology . ’ |
| 22 | Alternatively , he or she may have a self-imposed rule not to drink before a certain time of day or on particular days , weeks or months or even years . |
| 23 | If your symptoms are severe , he or she may prescribe a course of antibiotics which are designed to kill the bacteria . |
| 24 | Where a member of staff was previously satisfied with work practice in a section , he or she may become a discontented or frustrated worker , because expectations were increased , together with knowledge and skill , only to be stifled by lack of interest on return to work . |
| 25 | He or she can feel a very real , very deep sense of nausea at the intrusion , and often find that they can no longer regard their house as home . |
| 26 | A further idea is to make a saw out of cardboard so , when the child arrives , he or she can do a little jig with the saw or , possibly better , you could put strings on the saw and have the saw doing the jig . |
| 27 | A distributor wo n't take your record unless he or she can see a demand for it . |
| 28 | If you tend to express your anger with your actions , by seeing your committed efforts to modify your responses , your partner will be that much more encouraged to speak openly with the belief that he or she will receive a real and fair hearing . |
| 29 | He or she will receive a flow of income over the year and will engage in a flow of spending over the same period . |
| 30 | If someone does come looking for trouble , he or she will pick a victim who does not look capable of causing any real problem . |