Example sentences of "she [vb past] that [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She whispered that the Devil hid behind the curtains , a red devil with a feathery red tail . |
| 2 | Speculation that Prime Minister Jim Bolger might sacrifice the controversial architect of the cuts , Finance Minister Ruth Richardson , increased when , on Dec. 9 , she admitted that the government would be unable to meet its election promise of achieving a balanced budget by 1993-94 . |
| 3 | The thought made her frown , especially as she admitted that the feeling when she remembered was jealousy . |
| 4 | In her book Riding Through My Life she revealed that the KGB had then made several ham-fisted attempts to spy on her . |
| 5 | Always ready to look on the bright side she expected that the remission would last for a long time , and there was a conspiracy between Maureen and her mother to conceal Julia 's suffering from her . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , Doane 's conclusion was no less pessimistic than Mulvey 's as to the radical potential of this gaze , since she argued that the film narrative in these cases effectively forced the female spectator into a masochistic identification with the female protagonist . |
| 7 | In an article in The English Review in 1913 she argued that the legislation had been carried by hysterical stories circulated by ‘ neuropaths and prudes ’ about the entrapment of white women . |
| 8 | She argued that the history of " scum " should have alerted the IBA to its controversial nature , and that any decision to screen it should have been made by the appointed members of the Authority , and not by their executive staff . |
| 9 | She argued that the Bulletin of March 1992 , in recognising the role of religion in the formation of group identities , was colluding with the oppression of women 's rights . |
| 10 | She was not heeded and later she argued that the party provided an extraordinary , unparalleled forum for kings and communists , dictators and democrats and that the attention given around the world to Iranian history and culture was invaluable . |
| 11 | She recommended that a meeting with Social Services would be helpful to alert them to the ‘ dynamics ’ of this family and to advise them that ‘ as professionals we were anxious that we had not managed to engage and intervene within the family and explore deficits in the parenting role ’ . |
| 12 | The guardian ad litem prepared a report in which she recommended that the children live with their father and , in the body of the report , stated that for the local authority to carry out an assessment of the father at the same time as the children were being prepared for a long-term placement did not ‘ enable an open and honest working relationship . ’ |
| 13 | But then she realised that the customer in question was looking at her as if he could read her thoughts — and found them highly amusing . |
| 14 | As the kettle began to boil , she realised that the mugs she needed were stowed beneath the sink . |
| 15 | For a moment , Folly was taken aback , but then she realised that the policeman had probably only seen the last few seconds of their little drama . |
| 16 | She was just wondering if she 'd been given the wrong one when she realised that the door was n't locked . |
| 17 | And then she realised that the hoof beats of his horse had come to an abrupt stop . |
| 18 | The next day , she realised that the memory had lost its sting at last . |
| 19 | She had believed Thomas was shy of the Dane , but now she realised that the child gave nothing out because he received nothing back in return . |
| 20 | For a moment she thought she would find the courage to say something about it , but then she realised that the timing was all wrong . |
| 21 | She realised that the magistrate had become a judge . |
| 22 | The water cooled too quickly for her to stay long in the bath , but afterwards she lay fully dressed on the bed for a while , listening , her spirits rising as she realised that the wind had dropped at last . |
| 23 | ‘ Thank you-I 'll go and see , ’ said Ianthe , hurrying away when she realised that the television programme was starting again . |
| 24 | She realised that the pain and shock of that loss had never truly healed . |
| 25 | And when she realised that the messenger giving credence to her tale no doubt served the dual purpose of informing Rainald of her presence , Isabel felt wretched indeed . |
| 26 | Then she realised that the sensation was becoming too pleasant , and she tried once more to pull away . |
| 27 | A sudden fear gripped Lucy , and as she peered into the impenetrable shadows on either side she realised that the bush by day and the bush by night were two totally different places . |
| 28 | Before panic could set in she realised that the fire was burning merrily again and that a billycan of water was starting to steam . |
| 29 | As Julia began to work the room , she realised that the house had been designed and built for just this sort of occasion : it was planned for servants to run . |
| 30 | She realised that the creature needed heat . |