Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] she [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The TV commentator was excitedly describing the drama , but although she strained to hear she could not pick out the name of the victim . |
| 2 | In fact she 'd forgotten she 'd put it there . |
| 3 | ‘ By then I think she 'd decided she might as well continue . |
| 4 | Maggie scrounged what food she could , and when Sarah dipped a crust of bread in the cabbage soup she 'd made she could see the cracks in the bottom of the dish through the thin liquid . |
| 5 | I finally spotted a young man and a girl dressed as she 'd said she would be in shalwar kameez , a short tunic over long trousers , the traditional Muslim attire ; a cool white scarf around her head and a long coat , and luckily it was Yasmin . |
| 6 | It was only hours since he 'd said she could stay . |
| 7 | She 'd promised she would as soon as she arrived . |
| 8 | I 'd read the various bits and pieces a couple of times now , looking for something deep and mysterious in it all but not finding anything ; I 'd even done a little research of my own , and discovered through mum that dad had some more of Rory 's papers in his study ; she 'd promised she 'd try and look them out for me . |
| 9 | She 'd thought she could cope with her fears . |
| 10 | For he 'd known she would n't go , that he was perfectly safe , that she was not the type to impose herself where she knew she was n't wanted . |
| 11 | She panicked immediately , as we 'd known she would . |
| 12 | As they hurried away he saw Suzi look back over her shoulder , as he 'd known she would . |
| 13 | It was as though he 'd known she 'd appear at precisely that moment with precisely that eager expression on her face . |
| 14 | If she 'd known she 'd never have gone . ’ |
| 15 | She 'd sworn she 'd never do it again . |
| 16 | She 'd sworn she 'd never spend another moment in Nicolo 's company and now here she was , about to endure who knew how many hours of it . |
| 17 | Outside the doorway , she paused , took a deep breath , and made the sort of entrance she 'd sworn she 'd never make again , her stride long and sensual , her head back so that her hair moved against her bare shoulders , her mouth curved into a soft , sexy smile . |
| 18 | Finally , he seemed to decide she would n't risk disappearing into Port-au-Prince , and nodded reluctantly . |
| 19 | Leonora dreamed of the fierce rapture they 'd shared on the island and began to long for Penry to want her violently , to stop treating her like a younger sister , and sometimes after he 'd gone she 'd stare in the mirror in discontent , wishing she were tall , or voluptuous , or blonde . |
| 20 | actually married and said she was n't looking forward to going , but I 'd imagined she would enjoy it when she got there |
| 21 | I 'd hoped she 'd just pick me up and we 'd be on our way , but Ash had n't seen Aunt Ilsa for a long time and insisted on exchanging more than just pleasantries with her and Mr G. |
| 22 | Where was the rational scientist she 'd hoped she 'd be working under this last year ? |
| 23 | He seemed to think she would be capable on a boat . |
| 24 | He seemed to think she should simply take him at his word . |
| 25 | Lou seemed to think she 'd have dolled herself up a bit before he came . |
| 26 | They could only lead down a particularly humiliating blind alley she 'd vowed she 'd avoid at all costs … |
| 27 | Although the subject was something not discussed , almost everyone in the road had at one time or another been confided in and had helped Mrs Browning as far as they could , although she seemed to feel she should not worry any particular neighbour too much so went from one to another , as it were in turn . |
| 28 | By the time they 'd exchanged passionate views on every subject under the sun , from politics to gardening , the supernatural to the world population explosion , she began to suspect she might be coming late to that teenage affliction , blind infatuation . |
| 29 | ‘ I thought you might like it , ’ he commented , and Fabia had to give her special attention to catkins , and to where lilac was about to break out of bud , because as her heart began to race she could n't help but think that Ven had intended to bring her with him to Petřín , even as he 'd casually tossed that invitation at her . |
| 30 | I began to think she would be worthy in time of being my mistress , which till now I had been a little scrupulous about . |