Example sentences of "[that] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [verb] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Shephard , 52 , a former inspector of schools and senior education officer , has always joked that nothing could have prepared her more for being thrown into the deep end than leaving Cromer , where her father was a cattle dealer , for St Hilda 's College , Oxford , where she read modern languages . |
| 2 | In another tone , she said , ‘ Not that I would have let her . ’ |
| 3 | It is midnight and after great difficulty I managed with my little bit of French to convey to my dancing partner of the evening that I would like to see her home . |
| 4 | Why is it odd that I should try to help her when she is in difficulties ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ But understand , from my side , that I 'd like to see her once a fortnight , if it 's just for an hour , and that whatever holidays the other bairns have , she 's got to have the same . |
| 6 | It 's understandable that she would want to resume her acting career after having children . |
| 7 | All Frizingley knew it , even his mother who had grown so incensed about Linnet 's poverty that she would have poisoned her if she could . |
| 8 | She was buoyed up suddenly on the wave of amazement and admiration that she could feel enveloping her from across the whole room . |
| 9 | It was n't only because she did n't want to trail damage amongst those who 'd helped her ; partly it was that calculating element in her mind again , that perpetual level of awareness that was tuned to seek out and recognise any opportunity that she could take to keep her in the game and moving . |
| 10 | Her mother , who had been fading hitherto , returned to fill the black hole by the kitchen sink or to confront Helen on the stairs , saying smugly that she could have told her all along what to expect . |
| 11 | She thinks that we may have sent her too many book tokens , ‘ but ca n't check . |
| 12 | The poet 's wife was told when they arrived that they would want to film her . |
| 13 | The Commissioner feels that trade union members sometimes find it difficult to accept her limited role and that they would like to see her resolve a wide range of problems . |
| 14 | And she was hoping that they would have sent her for an interview down there . |
| 15 | Benny knew that they must have got her the velvet dress with the lacy collar and the pumps to go with it . |
| 16 | Fortunately the rain held off , but walking with Ven , his knowledge of the area seemingly limitless , Fabia doubted that it would have bothered her all that much had the heavens opened . |
| 17 | I think that he may have given her the choice . |
| 18 | He went to her and put his arm round her shoulders , dimly aware that he might have hurried her but still convinced that she longed for his comfort and protection . |
| 19 | He proposed to her at the offices of Faber and Faber ; after she had accepted , he explained that he would have asked her much sooner if he had known her real feelings towards him , but she had been so formal with him that he was not even sure if she liked him — which , after eight years , suggests an odd insecurity or impercipience . |
| 20 | She 'd been so certain that he would have contacted her by now . |
| 21 | He had thought beforehand that he would have to send her back and deal with Sung some other way , but now he had seen her he felt the need in him , like a strong , dark tar in his blood , and knew he would have to purge himself of that . |
| 22 | Jotan 's sister was eighteen , and Burun was constantly aware that he would have to find her a husband before the year was out , otherwise she would be entitled to go with any man she chose . |
| 23 | 17.15 : Head asks me to tell Class Teacher that he would like to see her after meeting with parent is over . |
| 24 | A vague idea formed in his mind — not that he loved her but that he would like to see her always in his house , like some suitable decoration or finishing touch . |
| 25 | She knew instinctively that he would like to leave her like that ; but he did n't . |
| 26 | Erika , who had never set eyes on Hetta in her life , stoutly agreed , and even Paul , making a dishevelled appearance , said with his new courtliness that he would like to meet her , causing Frau Nordern to raise a sceptical eyebrow and warn him not to be sarcastic at that time of the morning . |
| 27 | Just when Flavia felt that she could decently leave , her host said that he would like to show her something . |
| 28 | Sarah drew herself up , full of indignation that he should presume to judge her . |
| 29 | I 'm surprised you should think it 's anything other than natural that he should want to bath her . ’ |
| 30 | Well and even that did n't jog his memory , that he should have asked her to judge it ! |