Example sentences of "if she [verb] thought " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ His aunt would 've died of shock if she 'd thought there was anything going on . |
| 2 | Why had n't she stood her ground ; simply called Luke 's bluff — even pleaded with him if she 'd thought it would do any good ? |
| 3 | If she 'd thought about it , of course , she 'd known that . |
| 4 | Sooner or later she would have found out for herself , and the interrogation would have been worse still if she 'd thought Rory was trying to keep her in the dark about such a momentous event in her life . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Would she have enjoyed him so much if she had thought the whole thing permanent ? she asked herself sternly now , sitting up in bed and shaking off the poppy and mandragora effect that thinking about that summer had on her . |
| 7 | Anabelle felt like curling up in a ball and plugging her ears until they all went away — and she would have , too , if she had thought it would do any good . |
| 8 | She dug her fingers in his hair convulsively and said the words which floated on top of her mind , thoughtlessly ; if she had thought about them , she would never have said them . |
| 9 | If she had thought for one moment he was serious she would have been deeply shocked . |
| 10 | What if she had thought he was beginning to care for her ? |
| 11 | If she had thought of it , she would have looked before : she had registered the reporter and photographer going up to the flat above , and had said to herself that they did n't , very obviously , have the class of the young men from the London Sundays . |
| 12 | If she had thought him attractive before , he was devastatingly so now in the black evening suit . |
| 13 | If she had thought it weakened her , made her bones and her muscle turn to pudding , to be kissed , the absence of being kissed had an even more drugging , numbing effect . |
| 14 | If she had thought she was showing him a stop-light , however , he must have seen it as a green one , for his arm suddenly tightened and there was a definite amorous gleam in his eye as he edged closer to her and breathed seductively , ‘ I like you so much , Fabia . ’ |
| 15 | I wonder if she has thought of alternative means of transport ? |