Example sentences of "[verb] that [pers pn] [vb past] [vb pp] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | She would never let him know that he had broken her heart . |
| 2 | Orchis is Greek for testicle , which is what the roots look like , and Lydia had told the company so , because Mrs Molesworth , gazing fondly and favourably on her husband , had divulged that he had bought her orchids on the recent occasion of their wedding anniversary . |
| 3 | Only then did Folly realise that she had left her purse behind . |
| 4 | Due to her unexpected and hasty departure from England , Laura found that she 'd left her charge cards behind in her apartment . |
| 5 | When Liz came downstairs again to her party , after a ritual exchange ( how could her sister bear such intercourse ? how could it go on ? ) she found that she had lost her velocity . |
| 6 | We made enquiries and found that she had helped her mother to carry water every day in Bangladesh . |
| 7 | She realized that she had betrayed her knowledge of Russian by using the feminine version of the doctor 's surname . |
| 8 | Too late she realised that she had let her defences down . |
| 9 | Night fell , and Bodie was prowling the streets , searching for the girl , waiting for the call from Control to confirm that they had located her getaway car . |
| 10 | Could n't it have been to escape from having to realize that she 'd killed her lover ? |
| 11 | Abashed , realising that he had overheard her conversation with Victoria , Shelley did n't try to make excuses . |
| 12 | Mandy had shaved several years from her life , and put that she 'd spent her last few summers working as a waitress at the Banff Springs Hotel . |
| 13 | Then , remembering that she had left her boa in the car , with a totally unhurried gesture , she put a hand up to hold it together at her throat . |
| 14 | Better to remember that he had called her sweetheart tonight , and it had been as much a sham as his kiss . |
| 15 | Morton noted that she had combed her hair . |
| 16 | He was amazed at how difficult it was , but gradually it eased as she eased , and he noticed that she had wet her dress . |
| 17 | A spokeswoman for the singer confirmed that she had ended her contract with PWL and added : ‘ She is now busy considering other offers . ’ |
| 18 | Sally-Anne , her heart thudding in the strangest way when he asked her this , as though he had said something much more intimate , and then suddenly understanding by the ambiguous way in which he had spoken that he had offered her other games than chess , and his wicked expression betraying that he had seen her confusion , flushed , and he added softly , so that Matey could not hear him , ‘ Come , McAllister , give me your answer — you surely wish to please the Master in every way possible , ’ the last bit in a fake American accent so bad that she laughed out loud . |
| 19 | Constance sensed that she had offended her aunt and she felt guilty . |
| 20 | I did n't realise that you might not — er — be able to have any babies … ’ she added with an unhappy sigh , clearly wishing that she 'd kept her mouth shut . |
| 21 | She had written to her mother giving no address , saying that she had left her husband and was going abroad , that she could do nothing more for her mother and had her own life to live . |
| 22 | She lied to Dr Wyn , saying that she had wrenched her shoulder , since although there was nothing inherently shameful about noises in the head she did not wish to confide in him . |
| 23 | Sally-Anne , her heart thudding in the strangest way when he asked her this , as though he had said something much more intimate , and then suddenly understanding by the ambiguous way in which he had spoken that he had offered her other games than chess , and his wicked expression betraying that he had seen her confusion , flushed , and he added softly , so that Matey could not hear him , ‘ Come , McAllister , give me your answer — you surely wish to please the Master in every way possible , ’ the last bit in a fake American accent so bad that she laughed out loud . |
| 24 | Living up to her reputation , Peters found that she had done her homework thoroughly . |
| 25 | If there had been only two men holding Alison in the room , this meant that they 'd left her unguarded and she 'd be able to slip away . |
| 26 | ‘ I could get anyone under the spell , ’ he says , adding that he had hypnotised their maid ( as Breavman had in The Favourite Game ) and feared that he had driven her insane by it ! |
| 27 | But she thought well it 's been a good experience anyway and she tho felt that she 'd played her pieces well erm |
| 28 | How could she admit that she had reached her conclusion not by logic or reasoning but by sheer gut feeling brought about by the love she felt for him ? |
| 29 | Under Victorine 's mocking questioning she understood that she had betrayed her vision by mentioning it . |
| 30 | She knew that she had pushed her dreadful experience away , had refused to be broken , had tried to pretend that it had never happened . |