Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] she had " in BNC.

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1 After tea she had to ride out on Midnight , which she could work in with going up to Uncle Knacker 's to see the new horses .
2 In washing her hands after breakfast she had taken off her wedding ring and must have left it on the side of the basin .
3 Just after Christmas she had travelled up to Birmingham after work one evening , to spend the night with him .
4 He seemed too young and vibrant for work she had previously thought to be the province of uniformed men with starched collars and even stiffer demeanours .
5 The court refused to accept that by petitioning for divorce she had revoked her consent .
6 He had wooed her with hunger tempered with tenderness , lifting her to heights of fulfilment she could never have even imagined before she had met him , and she 'd been a willing , eager vessel , wreaking her woman 's power over him , submitting joyfully to his possession until in the final moment of consummation she had robbed him of his strength , leaving him as helpless as Samson shorn of his crowning glory .
7 Because by that time the single glass of champagne she had drunk had subtly eroded her defences .
8 Her brisk normality took every ounce of will-power she had .
9 She felt again that same deep chill , that same sense of horror she had always felt when in the presence of such venom , as if she were discovering that evil really did exist , that liberal attitudes were vaporous , that filth could find its way into the universe and be embodied and spread relentlessly , terrifying those it infected .
10 It was the first bit of luck she had had all afternoon .
11 But the best weapon of defence she had was words .
12 But she had , of course she had ; that was why she had fled .
13 Like her great namesake she was always well organized , and of course she had had so much experience helping with my grandmother 's last six confinements , and going out sometimes with our local midwife , who to some would be a Sairey Gamp , but to those who knew her , another angel of mercy .
14 She had left Chetwynd Magna at ten o'clock , having seen both Gay and Felicity off by the London train ; and now it was nearly three , and her feet were cold ; she had eaten the sandwiches Matron had cut for her , and of course she had read all her papers hours and hours ago .
15 Of course she had help .
16 But no , she had n't been wearing that dress , of course she had n't .
17 Of course she had touched Tina and kissed and cuddled her too much or too little ?
18 She suspects that Charles suspects that she had once had an affair with Ivan , but of course she had not , though she concedes that Ivan is so unpleasant that only a degree of past sexual intimacy could plausibly explain the kind of relationship that he and Liz have over the years established .
19 And of course she had .
20 Of course she had a ‘ little help ’ — quite a big help , actually , from Tracey , who looked so sweet holding Annabelle 's train .
21 Of course she had been waiting .
22 Of course she had known what Ruth would do .
23 Of course she had , everyone did , that was how it happened ; but then , yes , it was also how Serafina … .
24 Of course she had thought of it .
25 And of course she had the pan on
26 Of course she had n't screamed like that .
27 Of course she had heard of him — it was impossible for anyone interested in sailing not to know who he was .
28 Yes ; she had definitely walked down towards Oxford Street ; of course she had .
29 Of course she had seen the massive building on the junction with Oxford Street .
30 ‘ But one likes doing things for people , ’ said Ianthe firmly , for of course she had been brought up to think that one should , though perhaps this situation was a little different .
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