Example sentences of "she [verb] [adj] [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was so constantly braced , her will so stiff from desire , that she could not sleep at nights ; she feared that if she fell asleep she might lose her determination and her faith , might wake up alone in her narrow bed , in the small back bedroom , overlooking the small square garden , backing onto the next small square garden , where for so many years she had lain and dreamed her subversive dreams . |
| 2 | Surely , she mused , it had n't been raining long enough for the water levels to rise that far , and even though the middle of the week had proved consistently wet she felt confident she would arrive at the cottage long before the possibility became a reality . |
| 3 | She had not known him long enough to become accustomed to the impact of his looks , but she felt confident she could hide any extra fluttering of the pulse which he gave her . |
| 4 | The adrenalin hurt : her shallow , panicked respiration frizzed in her brain and her heart beat so fast she felt sure it would burst . |
| 5 | While she felt sure she would enjoy his mother 's company , she was reluctant to encourage an association which could involve further contact with him . |
| 6 | She said she felt sure you 'd want me to sit beside you . ’ |
| 7 | There was just a tiny blot on her happiness , and that was the knowledge that one day this man would want to settle down , and when he did she felt sure he would choose the companion of his last four years , the pretty Victoria . |
| 8 | She waited , she felt sure he would come ; it was the custom . |
| 9 | With her heart thudding so loudly that she felt sure he must feel it through her ribcage , she took another gulp of tea and waited , knowing he must speak , explain somehow what it was that had suddenly flared between them again . |
| 10 | Her heart was pounding so rapidly that she felt sure he must hear it . |
| 11 | Her eyes flew wide open , the voice in her mind so clear that she felt sure he must have heard it too . |
| 12 | Otherwise she felt certain he 'd dismiss the whole embarrassing situation with a careless sneer . |