Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] that she [vb mod] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The expanse of wooden floor , cool and clean and shining … the double bed with its hand-appliquéd quilt in a complex pattern of pastels and white … the stand of leafy potted plants , the antique free-standing mirror , whose glass oval would take in the whole length of a woman in evening dress … the modern wardrobe , built-in , that blended so skilfully into the architectural mood of the house while providing all the space for clothing that she could possibly need … two original paintings on the walls , each an impressionistic landscape in subtle , imaginative colour … |
| 2 | ‘ Well , I told them that , ’ Francis Morgan said irritably and his wife and daughter caught each other 's eye in silent agreement that he had n't told them that Angela was refusing point-black to be married from home and was insisting on the full London set-out , reception at the House of Commons , replying unanswerably when he had objected on grounds of expense that she could well afford to pay for it herself . |
| 3 | Instead , she felt frozen by a sense of desolation that she would never be on the receiving end of such a display of warmth from Guido . |
| 4 | I was in a very black and negative mood , I remember , and waited for the trapeze artists to fall and kill themselves , for the female contortionist to twist herself into such a knot of meat that she would never get disentangled . |
| 5 | ‘ He 's okay , ’ Sandy said , in the same kind of tone that she 'd probably use to describe an indifferent sandwich . |
| 6 | When he 'd left her at the entrance to Newcastle Place the day Pa died she 'd ached with disappointment that she might never see him again . |
| 7 | A promise was extracted from Topaz that she would never go too far or stay away too long . |
| 8 | The first few days of what she and Cara now termed their ‘ Czechoslovakian Experience ’ had been carefully planned , so that Fabia knew in advance that she would never get to see Vendelin Gajdusek . |
| 9 | Sherman agreed , on condition that she could also use the clothes in her personal work . |
| 10 | She had watched scenes like this so of ten in detective films and police series on television that she could hardly believe that this was real life . |
| 11 | When she married she swore on oath that she would never work for anyone outside her own family again . |
| 12 | He had infuriated her , puzzled her , and finally won her over , and every time she looked over what she had painted her stomach lurched , and she knew without doubt that she would never forget him . |
| 13 | Helen had confessed at lunch that she would sooner have been three behind than three in front — and when news came , after the first 10 holes of the fourth round , that she had fallen one to the rear of the Australian , one had the feeling that she was merely paving the way for a last-minute attack . |