Example sentences of "[vb past] she [verb] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she saw his hands at his sides clench into aggressive fists , ‘ No , ’ she found she had answered truthfully . |
| 2 | She doubted she 'd had more than three hours sleep the previous night , and Julie only a little more . |
| 3 | But one thing Rachel was certain of was that the revival of those memories had only intensified her dislike of her sister 's ex-fiancé , and when she arrived for work the following Monday morning and he was the first person she saw she found her resolve to have as little to do with him as possible had only been strengthened . |
| 4 | Apart from the single ecstasy dose , she believed she had drunk only a glass of wine that night . |
| 5 | He believed she had brought about Ryan 's downfall . |
| 6 | Naturally , I assumed she had eaten there herself , but she denied it . |
| 7 | Then she ran to find Ferdinando to tell him and they embraced and it was he who said , ‘ She is an angel ! ’ of Mrs Browning and Wilson realised she had expressed not a word of gratitude . |
| 8 | She said with a shock that she realised she had grown up among the men on her father 's farm without seeing them as people you could conceivably fancy . |
| 9 | It was only when the colours gave way to plain gold before subsiding into diminishing fountains of silver that she realised she had moved closer to Rune , seeking instinctive protection against the sharp noise of the exploding rockets and that he had gathered her to his strong male body , pinning her to his side by the power of his arm , his hand firmly pressed against her waist . |
| 10 | Lissa sighed with relief , his name hovering on her lips , and it was only when Rourke 's head turned sharply that she realised she had spoken aloud . |
| 11 | So her parents were surprised when she announced she wanted to put together a photographic portfolio . |
| 12 | Her financial adviser and mentor , Bernard Rose , revealed she has done extremely well financially ‘ because most of the sponsorship deals were fixed up before Barcelona and were performance-related . ’ |
| 13 | Then she said , ‘ If you were a good-looking chap who wore Armani suits and washed-silk shirts and things , and you found yourself sitting across from a girl with freckles and a ponytail — or at least , a girl who used to have freckles and a ponytail — and you realized she 'd grown up to be gorgeous , would you go for her ? ’ |
| 14 | She realized she had to go home immediately , although her time was not yet up at the farm . |
| 15 | They use so much petrol on a taxi business they got she 's got about a dozen still I think . |
| 16 | She 'd packed her bags knowing that whatever else happened she had to go back home to find out from her mother just who her father was . |
| 17 | But he was pleased because it showed she intended taking seriously the duties of a rector 's wife . |
| 18 | Using exactly the same technique , I encouraged her to imagine doing just this and to practise for a further fortnight , after which she was in fact able to go to the local park and sit on a bench watching the children at play . |
| 19 | I 've seen my mother standing , what they call speeting herren , that is putting them on sticks to make bloaters , and when she finished she had to lay down . |
| 20 | When I went to find her , however , I discovered she had gone right to the top of the house to talk to Heathcliff through his locked bedroom door , and had then climbed out on to the roof and in through his window . |
| 21 | But she discovered she had delayed too long , for as she reached the hall , there before her , and as cool as you like , was Naylor . |
| 22 | After a moment he knocked again , harder , and he heard her say Come in . |
| 23 | Then an owl suddenly hooted nearby , making her jump , and she hastily decided she had done enough for one evening . |
| 24 | Loretta decided she had gone far enough , and used the beginning of a farm track to turn the car in . |
| 25 | The acquisition of Hillmarden House and Alex 's flat , plus the sale of their existing home , made her decide to give up work in June , rather than September . |
| 26 | It was a thought that made her breathing grow even shorter , and blackness was on her , and everything disappeared , to reappear a few moments later . |
| 27 | Something about the angle of his shoulders made her want to reach out to him . |
| 28 | Lindsey stood in the doorway , conscious of a sudden tension in her limbs , a feeling of blind panic that made her want to draw back . |
| 29 | His cold tone made her want to vomit over his white socks . |
| 30 | Something she could not begin to understand , but something which made her want to know more , much more , about this wonderful stranger . |