Example sentences of "she [vb past] why " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then she realised why the meeting had dragged on , when the matter under discussion could have been finalised in ten minutes : it was the morning 's work . |
| 2 | She said nothing more and Jenna sat down to her breakfast , but as she glanced across at Marguerite , who was busy at the cooker , she saw tears standing in the dark eyes and guilt rushed over her as she realised why . |
| 3 | The stench grew worse , making her gag , but it was not until Isabel was standing over the motionless form that she realised why . |
| 4 | Her voice rose , as she thought she realised why he had kissed her earlier . |
| 5 | When he called them and turned smiling to her she realized why he had said it was a certainty . |
| 6 | It was only when she sat down that she realized why there were several spaces : her section of the carriage contained a group of unruly Italian teenagers who were obviously well beyond the control of the two middle-aged nuns accompanying them . |
| 7 | … She asked why Blanche did not like my book and I kindly suggested that perhaps it was the woman being scarred from a motor accident which she did n't like ( it was the book itself ) . |
| 8 | Mary must have noticed my changed mood because she asked why I was so miserable . |
| 9 | She asked why I had said nothing about that accident on the bypass , or seeing Old Red and General Francis on my holiday . |
| 10 | She asked why women 's labour should be worth less than that of men . |
| 11 | Then she asked why I was laughing again , and I said that that was n't what had happened , and she looked angry , and I had a shower . |
| 12 | The tray did n't fit very well , she noticed , and when she lifted it out she discovered why . |
| 13 | When she heard why she was missing , Di immediately agreed to meet Tessa when her official visit was over . |
| 14 | She puzzled why she was bitchy . |
| 15 | She questioned why , since our meeting this time , there had been a barrier of reserve . |
| 16 | This time she knew why , seeing on the top of the wave , the movement of the man and paddles . |
| 17 | She had known Sam all her life and though he was a worthy and hard-working man , she knew why she had held back from agreeing to marry him . |
| 18 | She knew why Bodie was here . |
| 19 | She knew why he had come and what he would tell her , and she did n't want to hear it . |
| 20 | Now she knew why sailors saluted the quarterdeck . |
| 21 | Now she knew why people acted like they did . |
| 22 | Carrie had seen the accountant 's bill for the previous year 's work and she knew why he never complained . |
| 23 | She had a sneaking suspicion that she knew why the men had not given up their seats . |
| 24 | She knew why . |
| 25 | His silence frightened Carrie and she knew why , suddenly . |
| 26 | She knew why he had come before he knocked on her door . |
| 27 | She had set much store by retaining or restoring her relations with these men , and thought she knew why . |
| 28 | Of course she knew why she had been so anxious to come ; there must be some , perhaps many , people here who could tell her about S. Kettering . |
| 29 | But then she knew why , did n't she ? |
| 30 | Sometime she felt so fond of him that she inclined to a belief in reincarnation , feeling that they must once have been twins : she understood him far too well for her peace of mind , and she knew why her brothers detested him ; apart from the fact that they were racists , they were baffled by his charm and his after-shave . |