Example sentences of "she was [adj] that [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first she felt slightly awkward , but he said little , merely stood and watched her , and she was relieved that she had no difficult cases , but found the work straightforward . |
| 2 | She 'd removed her ripped stockings earlier and now , as she looked down at the patchwork of scratches and grazes , she was relieved that there had n't been more damage . |
| 3 | She was unaware that anyone had approached until she felt a touch on one of the vertebra of her spine . |
| 4 | She was disappointed that he had n't arranged to meet her during the afternoon or even later on . |
| 5 | She was thankful that he said nothing to express the inner rage he must be feeling . |
| 6 | She thought she had given him a very tricky word , one that he would n't yet have learned , and she was peeved that he had succeeded . |
| 7 | He held his shoulders well back and straight , and although Camille had never got close enough to make certain , she was convinced that he strode with his eyes half closed and a small , smart smile on his lips : unique , invincible , the splendid solitary leader of the procession , never to be challenged , usurped or tripped up . |
| 8 | She was worrying that they 'd made love at the wrong time of the month . |
| 9 | Then , I believe , she was grateful that I had no prior distractions in my life . |
| 10 | She did not enter the sitting-room again until she was certain that he had gone out . |
| 11 | Today , lighting the oven , she was sure that she did not understand . |
| 12 | It was an inconsequential remark but she hoped it might lead to some interesting revelation on Ianthe 's part , that Bishop Heber had been an ancestor or that she loved Victorian poetry , for , looking at the bookshelves , she was sure that she did . |
| 13 | The snow was coming down in thick flakes , adding to the unreal appearance as they chugged slowly from one bank to the other , and she was delighted that they stopped at every single stop . |
| 14 | Offers continued to roll in , some so tempting that I did not see how she could refuse them , but with four children now of whom none was over twelve , she was adamant that she wished to be with them , and this meant that we could move further afield . |
| 15 | She was adamant that she had been wearing her G-string at the time — round her ankle . |
| 16 | In showing this place to her and wanting to see her walking in it , he was making her a deep gesture of friendship ; she was sorry that she did not care more . |
| 17 | Of course , she was aware that something had happened , and that whatever it was , was wrong . |
| 18 | At some stage she was aware that something had happened but was n't sure what . |
| 19 | She was aware that he 'd rocked with the insult , but was too furious and shaken to care . |
| 20 | Opening heavy lids , she found that he was staring at her with burning eyes , yet she was aware that he 'd imposed on himself an icy control . |
| 21 | Suddenly she was aware that he had moved in closely behind her and before she even had time to think his arms went round her . |
| 22 | She was aware that he stood watching her as she set off towards the exit . |
| 23 | She was drawn unquestionably to the appearance of things , though she was aware that she had as yet much ground to cover , and that she had followed many a false trail ; she remembered with particular regret the quantities of eyeshadow which she had once thought desirable , and the pendant earrings of the same epoch . |
| 24 | But she was aware that she had been preoccupied a lot of the time , all too aware of the mountain of work before her , and that it was rather a long time since she and her daughter had had any special outings together . |
| 25 | At this point she was aware that she had an audience . |
| 26 | For example , some people are uncooperative — one specialist in community health refused to be interviewed because , I later discovered , she was angry that I had not gone to interview her first — whilst others are sometimes over-cooperative , extending one-hour interviews to three hours ! |
| 27 | Perhaps she was frightened that she 'd got ta |
| 28 | In some ways she was happy that she had no conscious memory of the details , but unless she was able to recall them she knew that there would be no case for the young man to answer and he would go free . |
| 29 | Waking the next morning , she was outraged that they 'd left her to sleep . |
| 30 | She was surprised that they had n't sent at least a detective . |