Example sentences of "[v-ing] what she have [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her lips moved passionately across his chest , tasting and devouring what she had craved for so long . |
| 2 | She looked at him in astonished silence and went bright red with embarrassment , remembering what she 'd said previously about adopting children . |
| 3 | ‘ Your employer ? ’ he said gently , not probing , remembering what she had said on the first day . |
| 4 | Clenching his fists , rigid with rage , Angel advanced on her , translating what she had said for the others . |
| 5 | Leonora stared at him blankly as he went into the kitchen , wondering what she 'd done to incur his displeasure again . |
| 6 | She quavered , wondering what she 'd said . |
| 7 | Ruth did n't follow straight away ; she stood folding her napkin absently and staring down at it and wondering what she had learnt from that . |
| 8 | She swam and read and sat in the sun … about as close as she had come to getting what she 'd imagined for her one shining summer . |
| 9 | For each section , she kept a diary , stating what she had achieved and the number of hours worked . |
| 10 | He regarded her for a moment as though considering what she 'd told him . |
| 11 | Caroline was not only learning , she was doing what she 'd wanted to do , channelling her energy into something positive . |
| 12 | I 've marvelled at her cos as a youngster I never thought she was capable of doing what she 's done , and she 's brought them up fine and fair . |
| 13 | One said : ‘ By saying what she has said , one can only draw the conclusion that she turned to the Queen and the Duke because her marriage is in trouble and she is desperately unhappy . |
| 14 | Sun slanted through the canopy of vines straight into her eyes , forcing her to close them and precipitating what she 'd feared . |
| 15 | Jane restrained herself from inquiring what she had done with it , for she sensed a field telegraph situation , so forced herself to be polite . |
| 16 | When she married she had to live in the country and , instead of bemoaning what she 'd lost in the way of concerts and the theatre , she enjoyed what was on offer . |
| 17 | They had the testimony of her own brain showing what she had done ; she could never deny it . |
| 18 | So instead of admitting what she 'd overheard , and letting him see just how much he 'd hurt her , she 'd play it down . |
| 19 | Realising what she had said , she flushed bright scarlet . |
| 20 | Shelley went indoors , hardly realising what she had done . |
| 21 | She hugged me , not realizing what she 'd said . |
| 22 | Naturally Richard had asked her where I was and when , realizing what she had done , she said I was at her flat , he had telephoned Jack and discovered this was untrue . |
| 23 | Juliet plunged right in , forgetting what she had rehearsed . |
| 24 | She complained bitterly about her husband being so confused and his always forgetting what she had told him without having any insight into her own ability to confuse him and other people . |