Example sentences of "[vb past] she [vb mod] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She decided she would let a lawyer handle absolutely everything . |
| 2 | She vowed that if she survived she would build a monastery as thanks for her life being spared . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | While a kettle boiled she could set a table , light a fire , and watch over a cooking breakfast . |
| 5 | But , once upstairs , she knew she would have a job to get out again , especially if her father knew her destination . |
| 6 | She knew she ought to get a piece about him in a national newspaper . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Her swollen lips burned and she knew she must look a mess . |
| 9 | While she knew she must resemble a ragamuffin , she did not appreciate the reminder . |
| 10 | She just knew she could make a go of it ! |
| 11 | Now , feeling the train grubbiness all over he– , she thought she might have a bath . |
| 12 | She thought she might try a purge . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ( My mother left South Africa and went to Lesotho when Lesotho became independent because she had become really depressed with South Africa and she thought she would find a niche and peace there . ) |
| 16 | I thought she would have a fit on the spot . |
| 17 | Clare thought she could rest a while here . |
| 18 | I thought she could make a selection from these . ’ |
| 19 | She stared out of the window and thought she could write a book in the time it was taking them to get to Nice , which really was just around the corner . |
| 20 | She thought she could hear a noise . |
| 21 | When the celebrations were at a height the lady who had been rescued said she would present a piece of silver when she got back to England to the squadron and what would they like . |
| 22 | They tried to find work where they could function well ; for example , a deaf person said she would avoid a position which involved treating patients in groups and would never work in a very large hospital . |
| 23 | ‘ Dr Darnell said she 'd lend a key to anyone who wanted to stay out late , ’ said Lee , staggering slightly and leaning on Meryl 's shoulder , to her irritation . |
| 24 | Mummy just said she 'd have a do , she 'd have a go . |
| 25 | It sounded like an interesting job — the play was a futuristic drama set in the twenty-first century , and the director said she 'd have a chance to really let her imagination run riot on the styles . |
| 26 | Maggie said she 'd have a half of shandy , Susan ordered the same . |
| 27 | She said she 'd have a sherry , a nebulous drink itself , so I poured her as dark and sweet a one as I could find in the little tight tiny rows of sinister bottles , and while she drank it I put on trousers and sweater . |
| 28 | That 's what he said , he said she can throw a tantrum he said and get everybody sort of feeling sorry for her he said , as and when she wants he said . |
| 29 | She said she could feel a shard of genius enter her soul with my seed ! |
| 30 | Auntie Lou said she could sew a piece of material on the bottom to lengthen the skirt but there was nothing she could do about the top and Carrie cried a little , privately , not because the dress was no use but because her mother should have guessed how much she had grown . |