Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] she [vb past] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sipped absently , so desperate to remember who she was and how she came to be here that the mug was empty before she realised it . |
| 2 | Even so , in her darkest moments , wrong as she knew it to be , Constance could not stop herself thinking , If only it had been Mummy . |
| 3 | I must have looked embarrassed when she handed it over because they both turned their backs while I slipped my old dress off and slipped the new one on . |
| 4 | She did n't want to be the one to do that although she knew it was her duty . |
| 5 | The house remains much as she left it , and contains many personal and theatrical mementoes . |
| 6 | She had taken a job in Manchester which bored her as much as she knew it would , but where she could settle down and get to know the people she was working with . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , she continued to resent Miss Hatherby 's influence as much as she feared it . |
| 8 | As much as she hated it , the accusation struck a chord . |
| 9 | ‘ She wanted the world to know her life was perfect when she knew it was n't . ’ |
| 10 | Something put his hand on Anne 's bottom , but did not seem to mind too much when she peeled it off and gave it back to him . |
| 11 | Well me Mum were really upset cos she said it 's like losing her twice , cos I 've lost her once not knowing any of us who we are , |
| 12 | She tried to remember the Hudson River as she had travelled down it by train , and the weather seemed constant although she knew it was n't . |
| 13 | From socialist Sunday School she moved to the Independent Labour party , which she left in 1920 because she found it insufficiently radical , and joined instead the recently formed Communist party of Great Britain . |
| 14 | Clad in an old black leotard and leggings , now fairly well daubed with paint , and with her mane of hair hidden beneath a scarlet bandana , she did n't exactly look like a decorator , she realised with a giggle as she caught sight of her own reflection in the hall mirror on the way to the kitchen , but she 'd discovered at an early stage of the game just how much bending , stretching and crouching was involved and so had decided she might as well be comfortable while she did it . |
| 15 | I did n't understand her questions was it the figures had come from the private sector I 'm not sure if she understood it herself either erm we 've talked in the social services planning cuts committee about a list of homes for refurbishment and Mr wanted a very long list er a list which would blight every home not on the list . |
| 16 | It was cold in the narrow stairwell ; the metal banister was freezing when she touched it . |
| 17 | She knew that , as long as she applied it with care , she had great power over Bernard . |
| 18 | Apart from the distressing nature of the problem itself , Eileen was most upset because she felt it was ruining her whole life . |
| 19 | Here is the modest parish church of St Mary : the date of its founding is obscure , but a panel over the porch records that the building was restored by Lady Anne Clifford in 1663 after she found it in ruinous condition . |
| 20 | The strut above was more durable but the nails came loose when she struck it firmly with the heel of her boot . |
| 21 | We were stunned when she named it , as it 's the village where we used to live , a mile from our present home . |
| 22 | I mean that was bloody thirty nine thousand , or was it forty one when she had it . |
| 23 | Recording a verdict that Mrs Bowyer ‘ Took her own life ’ , Dr Weir said : ‘ This is terribly tragic because she did it because she could not cope with the pain of the illness she suffered from . ’ |
| 24 | Yeah but that , what she bought the girls 'll be very thin when she got it on . |
| 25 | anyway she went and had it done and erm she was upset after she had it done like it must of hurt you know she was crying |
| 26 | She thought it was very cheap so she bought it and hurried home , with wings on her feet and her taste buds going wild , to prepare the dinner . |
| 27 | ’ It had sounded convincing when she rehearsed it . |
| 28 | The child was right when she said it was people like that who did terrible things . |
| 29 | It had been a minuscule movement , but unbelievable as she found it , it had definitely been there . |
| 30 | Is that when she said it ? |