Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] that she have [verb] " in BNC.

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1 My heart ached for her as I realised that she had joined the ranks of so many others I had known , who had watched their men fly off into the dusk , never to be heard of again .
2 But when I drove to London to collect her as we 'd arranged , I found that she 'd had a phone call less than an hour previously to say that Barney was ill .
3 Some months after I spoke to Feroza I learnt that she had had to return to Pakistan .
4 I heard that she 'd followed you to Sydney . ’
5 I felt that she had read my mind , that she knew I had contemplated transgressing the roof taboo .
6 I knew that she 'd decided to have the child adopted , but then I was n't involved .
7 However , she admitted that she had felt very miserable for 3 or 4 months .
8 ‘ When I tackled Didi about it she admitted that she 'd taken it upon herself to bribe one of the hotel chambermaids , a girl she knew , to do both .
9 In 1988 , at a particularly lively , contentious and near-violent writers ' conference in Budapest , Angela and I listened one quiet afternoon to the omnipresent Susan Sontag as she revealed that she had devoured ( her cliche ) the great classics of English literature soon after discarding her diapers .
10 She realised that she had imposed on Miss Hatherby 's kindness and she blushed for her lack of consideration .
11 She realised that she had become increasingly frustrated and dissatisfied with her life with Nicky … maybe even with Surrey … perhaps even with Maison de Levantière .
12 Too late she realised that she had let her defences down .
13 As soon as she thought this , she realised that she had resolved to do the very same every time she killed one of her pigs .
14 He paused for a moment and she realized that she had said something wrong .
15 But now she realized that she had seen him before .
16 She realized that she had betrayed her knowledge of Russian by using the feminine version of the doctor 's surname .
17 Suddenly she realized that she had forgotten she was relying totally on speed speechreading .
18 Suddenly the door bell rang and she blessed that she 'd blissed the afternoon away .
19 Every precaution that she 'd taken had proved to have been justified , but she doubted that she 'd managed to do any good .
20 Er but she 's a member and we went there for lunch and it was the ideal place , you know , cos there were n't any , many people around and so we had quite a nice lunch and erm whilst we were there we then had a drink in er in the bar and erm her the , the secretary of the club , a lady , came to talk to Barbara and she mentioned that she 'd seen her on Blind Date you see , and so I got to know more by listening to them two speaking er and er that 's where I learnt about er that .
21 Richards , a reformed alcoholic , was plagued by allegations that she had used marijuana and cocaine ; she maintained that she had used no " mood altering chemical " for the last 10 years , but refused to state whether she had ever used illegal drugs .
22 When Liz came downstairs again to her party , after a ritual exchange ( how could her sister bear such intercourse ? how could it go on ? ) she found that she had lost her velocity .
23 She believed that she had accepted .
24 She reckoned that she 'd considered just about every possible course .
25 She confirmed that she had resigned because she was expected to work five days a week instead of the three initially agreed .
26 She replied that she had lived in a small group of about 10 people : she indicated the number by holding up both hands with the fingers spread .
27 When it was put to Mona that she had ‘ posed provocatively ’ she replied that she had refused to don a swimming costume for the photos .
28 Her family believed she should be ‘ in a home ’ but she did not : though just a little forgetful , with the help of an interdisciplinary team she showed that she had kept enough living skills to get home again .
29 She boasted that she had obtained an American wonderdrug called Cancell which could successfully treat these incurable diseases .
30 She claimed that she had invited both her daughter and Neha to go to Marbella with her but Neha was not ready to leave at the same time .
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