Example sentences of "she [vb past] [conj] they [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that she cared that they were going to be spending so much time together , she reminded herself hastily . |
| 2 | It was only when his embrace became more adventurous , his hands more demanding as he became aroused , that she realised where they were heading and she finally found the strength to pull away from him . |
| 3 | Tilda 's respect for her sister , whom she had never seen before in the possession of so much money , reduced her almost to silence ; in a hoarse whisper she asked whether they were going to get the records straight away . |
| 4 | The ceramics particularly impressed her and she found that they were referred to in the catalogue as " agitational chinaware " . |
| 5 | She imagined that they were sitting there on opposite sides of the little table they used when they were alone . |
| 6 | As an adult she was able to see how wrong it was and she knew that they were indulging in something they should not have been doing — although in her childish innocence she had not been aware that it was anything more than an extension of the love and affection she felt for other members of her family . |
| 7 | To her horror , she saw that they were exposed to his avid gaze . |
| 8 | Then , to her surprise and annoyance , she saw that they were greeting Ianthe Broome with every appearance of being old friends . |
| 9 | Moving towards the table to lay down her load , she almost laughed when she saw that they were playing cat 's cradle . |
| 10 | She did not feel afraid , but when she looked down at her hands she saw that they were shaking . |
| 11 | Their skimpy costumes were decorated with two huge ostrich plumes , attached to their heads , and to their backsides : and she saw that they were harnessed to look like two ponies . |
| 12 | In fact , she felt that they were deterred by it as they left quickly with no attempt at explanation . |
| 13 | She said while they were talking a black man came into the room and threatned the couple with a knife . |
| 14 | She said that they were burning our people . |
| 15 | It reminded her of that other occasion when she had driven Freddie Nash and she wondered whether they were destined to find themselves together battling against the elements . |
| 16 | She wondered whether they were anchored ; they seemed fixed ; they did not bob . |
| 17 | The coffin muffled all sounds from outside , and she wondered if they were going to leave her here , or whether she was being taken elsewhere . |