Example sentences of "soon as she 'd [verb] " in BNC.

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1 As soon as she 'd said it , Shiona wished she had n't .
2 In the end Maggie dragooned four Australian chaps , and a Cockney girl who 'd volunteered as soon as she 'd heard help was needed .
3 They broke apart almost as soon as she 'd seen them .
4 As soon as she 'd seen him , Grace had known he was an actor .
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 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 .
7 As soon as she 'd gone , I finished rolling Carol on to her side and threw a coat over her .
8 As soon as she 'd gone , Patterson flipped the five ten-pound notes across the desk .
9 Why had n't she simply walked out of the theatre as soon as she 'd discovered he was in the cast ?
10 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 .
11 of course if she told me as soon as she 'd done it
12 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 …
13 As soon as she 'd finished breakfast the following morning , Ellie went in search of Mrs McMahon .
14 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 .
15 As soon as she 'd entered the hotel she 'd been handed a white envelope containing a fax message .
16 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 .
17 As soon as she 'd got over one pregnancy she was in it again was n't she ?
18 He pulled her to him as soon as she 'd closed the front door behind them .
19 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 .
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