Example sentences of "thing she [verb] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , its been a strain — I did n't mind at first because she 'd stay down at her flat for short periods of time , but obviously as her memory 's got worse she does n't realise that she 's got a flat , and the only thing she knows is in here , and this is the only place she wants to be — here . |
| 2 | ‘ She knew if she had attended one of the public services she would have been the centre of attention and the last thing she wanted was to be photographed as the woman alone . |
| 3 | The last thing she wanted was to be a pawn between the two of them , and was n't that just what Rune had made her by drawing deliberate attention to himself on the stage before making an exhibition of both of them ? |
| 4 | The last thing she wanted was for Tom to take her under his wing , to regard her in some sense as his find and his property , but that was what was happening . |
| 5 | The last thing she wanted was for the local press to find out that she had a personal interest in finding Angy 's killer . |
| 6 | Frankly , the last thing she wanted was for him to come too close . |
| 7 | The last thing she wanted was for him to know just how badly his words had affected her . |
| 8 | The last thing she needed was to be up in front of the stewards again . |
| 9 | The last thing she needed was to be trapped in a broken-down vehicle with Piers Morrison . |
| 10 | The last thing she needed was to be found trespassing in the Baron 's private grounds . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm hoping to see something of Czechoslovakia while I 'm here , ’ she replied , but as it suddenly struck her that the silence emanating from Ven Gajdusek was decidedly chilly — and since the last thing she needed was to be bad friends with him if he objected to Lubor Ondrus flirting with her on his time , ‘ But now I must return to my hotel , ’ she added . |
| 12 | Luke Calder was used to getting what he wanted from life , and the last thing she needed was for him to turn his sights on to her , even though it might only be to put her back in her place ! |
| 13 | Until she 'd made up her mind one way or the other , the last thing she needed was for rumours of an imminent retirement from music to start circulating . |
| 14 | The last thing she needed was for the plane to go without her . |