Example sentences of "she found that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She found that about two-thirds of the women whom she studied had relied upon female kin at some stage , and that most of the support which they received was child care , coming principally from mothers and mothers-in-law , but also sisters , sisters-in-law , aunts and grandmothers . |
| 2 | She found that by giving a little leap she could stride across almost like a grown-up . |
| 3 | The windows up here were waist-high , but very deep , and she found that by lifting herself up into the actual narrow embrasure , and leaning precariously forward , she could get a limited view of the clearing below . |
| 4 | She found that in the time allowed four-fifths of the adult pairs conversed , looked or smiled at each other . |
| 5 | She found that in the boys ' peer group , powerful members used direct imperatives like ‘ gim me ’ and ‘ get off ’ . |
| 6 | She found that in her sample , all of the girls in the class underestimated their rank ( as supplied by the teacher ) in relation to the boys . |
| 7 | He should n't be in her thoughts at all , and yet she found that in the short space of time since she had met him he had sunk in , wormed his way into her mind with his disturbing home truths . |
| 8 | The security guard touched his cap , smiled and waved her on , and when she pulled up in the car park she found that in spite of the earliness of the hour some families had already arrived . |