Example sentences of "[adv] as she 'd " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much as she 'd liked Josh , she could n't be sure Marianne was n't right — and if Dane could let her down , then why should n't his playwright friend ? |
| 2 | She was going to be left in the care of a woman she did n't know , just as she 'd been left with them before . |
| 3 | The telephone had rung just as she 'd finished washing her hair , so it had dried all wild and was now held back with an orange-and-shocking-pink striped scarf , off which Ethel had chewed one of the corners . |
| 4 | He could see the end coming , and it was just as she 'd said ; the friends he 'd made and lost , and the women that he wished he 'd known better . |
| 5 | She 'd felt drawn to her , just as she 'd found herself drawn to all Roman 's family , including Salvo and his wife Sofia , and their tiny new baby , snuggled sleepily in its carry-cot , blissfully oblivious to the world around it . |
| 6 | But it was just as she 'd expected . |
| 7 | She found another bathroom , which was important , because the champagne was acting on her stomach just as she 'd been afraid it would . |
| 8 | Yes , there it was at the centre , just as she 'd half recalled , a small panel carved with two stars and a Centaur aiming an arrow into the night sky . |
| 9 | A Ferrari , just as she 'd imagined . |
| 10 | She had scarcely seen the Mercedes that had swung into the drive just as she 'd been about to go out , but by sheer instinct she had swerved to miss it , sparing only a glance in the mirror to tell her the other car was safe before speeding on her way again . |
| 11 | The room was exactly as she 'd left it — shoes in the middle of the floor , the overall she wore for doing the bedrooms thrown over the back of the chair . |
| 12 | In the end Maggie dragooned four Australian chaps , and a Cockney girl who 'd volunteered as soon as she 'd heard help was needed . |
| 13 | As soon as she 'd gone , Flavia Sherman began to fumble with the buckle of her belt ; but her hands shook uncontrollably and it took her a long time to undress . |
| 14 | If — and it was a megalithic if , but I supposed we should consider every possible option now we were at it — if , in some weird way the Ghost and her voice really did exist , then as soon as she 'd got over her disappointment , she would have to admit she 'd been defeated fair and square , and would just have to honour the deal and flit off back to heaven or wherever it was she lived now . |
| 15 | They broke apart almost as soon as she 'd seen them . |
| 16 | As soon as she 'd seen him , Grace had known he was an actor . |
| 17 | Perhaps if the age-gap of eight years between them had been less … perhaps if she herself had stayed at home for a few years instead of finding separate lodgings as soon as she 'd finished her A levels and joined Grantham and Marsh as a junior copywriter … |
| 18 | As soon as she 'd entered the hotel she 'd been handed a white envelope containing a fax message . |
| 19 | Why had n't she simply walked out of the theatre as soon as she 'd discovered he was in the cast ? |
| 20 | As soon as she 'd finished breakfast the following morning , Ellie went in search of Mrs McMahon . |
| 21 | As soon as she 'd gone , I finished rolling Carol on to her side and threw a coat over her . |
| 22 | As soon as she 'd gone , Patterson flipped the five ten-pound notes across the desk . |
| 23 | As soon as she 'd said it , Shiona wished she had n't . |
| 24 | He pulled her to him as soon as she 'd closed the front door behind them . |
| 25 | As soon as she 'd freshened up she would go out for a meal and see something of the city and the people who lived here . |
| 26 | As soon as she 'd finished eating Luce moved the tray on to a side-table and , not without a pang , began to read the second diary , followed by the third . |
| 27 | He had forced his way into her life , arranged things so that she 'd had no choice but to do his bidding — and as soon as she 'd done something to make it clear that she was still her own person and not his , he 'd humiliated her . |
| 28 | Which , if she 'd thought about it , she realised she should have done as soon as she 'd seen the dog making for her — rather than idiotically go forward the way she had . |
| 29 | As soon as she 'd got over one pregnancy she was in it again was n't she ? |
| 30 | of course if she told me as soon as she 'd done it |