Example sentences of "[vb past] she had [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 | Apart from the single ecstasy dose , she believed she had drunk only a glass of wine that night . |
| 3 | He believed she had brought about Ryan 's downfall . |
| 4 | Naturally , I assumed she had eaten there herself , but she denied it . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She realized she had to go home immediately , although her time was not yet up at the farm . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Then an owl suddenly hooted nearby , making her jump , and she hastily decided she had done enough for one evening . |
| 15 | Loretta decided she had gone far enough , and used the beginning of a farm track to turn the car in . |
| 16 | Her 6–2 6–3 drubbing of Turkish No 1 Ismet-Duygu Aksit took only 55 minutes , and meant she had surrendered only 20 games in her five qualifying matches . |
| 17 | She was annoyed to discover that Wendy was not in fact married to Ken : it meant she had to tear up one certificate and start making out another . |
| 18 | I really felt she had gone too far ; the book must have cost a small fortune . |
| 19 | Penelope thought it wiser not to point out that the Stores would certainly be closed by the time she got there , but felt she had done enough in showing her which bus to take . |
| 20 | Celia felt she had to get away , at once . |
| 21 | I blamed Hilda for it , I felt she had taken away the gamble , the risk that made it worth while . |
| 22 | Although she felt she had settled down a lot since her last release from prison , she was still having difficulties coping with the day-to-day strain and isolation of being a single parent . |
| 23 | It was as if he were a sheet of paper torn into many little pieces which she felt she had to cover entirely with her hand , but could not , however hard she tried , because the wind always blew a few of the pieces from between her fingers or from the edge of her palm . |
| 24 | The hospital took her in , and you knew she had to go back there time she was five . |
| 25 | Even before she 'd finished speaking , she knew she had gone too far . |
| 26 | She knew she had gone too far when his eyes narrowed to glittering blue slits . |
| 27 | Ace knew she had to work fast , before they all had to strap in . |
| 28 | Lindsey could feel the steady build-up of desire until she knew she had to break away . |
| 29 | ‘ I would n't dream of telling you anything ! ’ she flared , and as anxiety , love and all manner of emotions flooded her she only knew she had to get away from him . |
| 30 | She suddenly knew she had to get out of this car . |