Example sentences of "that she [vb past] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason she gave for this was that she felt that experiencing repeated failure was bad for pupils . |
| 2 | Furiously she rubbed , unknowing that she passed and repassed over the same bright spot , while the images came and went , flitting through . |
| 3 | It was a small shock to know that the neglected image in my mind was real , that she lived and breathed , read The Times and wrote letters to her old friends . |
| 4 | But when she had washed her hair and dressed in a new pair of designer jeans and a silk shirt that had been a Christmas present and which she 'd never worn before — it was n't to Eva 's house that she went but back down into the town , towards the theatre and the Franz Joseph . |
| 5 | There is no evidence that she married or had children . |
| 6 | Later her brother unwittingly reinforced the impression that she hired and fired staff when he said : ‘ In a quiet way she has weeded out a lot of the hangers-on who surrounded Charles . ’ |
| 7 | He became a good husband , quiet and kind , but his family were strong Methodists and were shocked that she smoked and had such a joy of life . |
| 8 | Pressing his hand against her bosom or kissing his fingers softly and reverently , she told him that she knew and had always known that only she could make him happy , that there was already a mystical bond between them and that if she could not soon feel his arms about her and his lips upon her own , she would sink away into despair . |
| 9 | Charlotte had seen him turn in the doorway to speak to Mrs Lane , whose placid smile indicated that she knew and welcomed him . |
| 10 | Ronni blushed with pleasure , then reached up to kiss him as , with a glint in his eye that she knew and loved well , he added , ‘ And now shall we go upstairs ? ’ |
| 11 | The cat began to stalk her through the blade-broad iris leaves with such solemnity that she laughed and paused even longer , to play with him , and was cheered . |
| 12 | It is surely conceivable that she heard and had pity on us … |
| 13 | She had experienced her mother as a distant figure who at times just grabbed her and moved her about , but she had not had the physical and emotional closeness that she craved and needed . |
| 14 | In the main , it was a time of misery which unknowingly strengthened her character and at the same time introduced her to a friendship which resulted in her opening her eyes to another way of life , a life that she recognised and knew she could fit into ; for it was during the first summer holiday that she was invited to spend a day with Annabel at her home . |
| 15 | Only that she left as arranged , likening |
| 16 | He knew that she stopped and stared at the sea or the sky far too much these days . |
| 17 | I will love him , Lily , like this , ’ and Pen gave her a strangling hug so that she gasped and laughed and begged to be released . |
| 18 | Even if it meant disturbing her , waking her so that she cried when put down again , she must be lifted up in Alice 's arms , held close to her and kissed goodbye . |
| 19 | Claudia thought briefly about leaving but Dana sent her a look of such mute appeal that she sighed and followed her twin . |
| 20 | He was so close to the truth that she flushed and looked away . |
| 21 | Forewarned by the matron to treat her normally and to ignore anything eccentric that she did or said , the two sisters immediately wrapped Elinor in an invisible cloud of affection . |
| 22 | His hold about her tightened so suddenly that she winced and cried out . |
| 23 | Janice was certainly helped by the sympathetic understanding of her fellow teachers , but the fact that she stayed and weathered the storm had much to do with her deeply held conviction that work must be seen as service . |
| 24 | The Brahms reading , above all , suggests all Ferrier 's attributes — the total conviction that she projected when singing in her own language , the generosity of tone and phrase , the inner passion . |
| 25 | Sometimes Alan said , ‘ He did n't wake at all last night , did he ? ’ with such pleased pride that she smiled and shook her head . |
| 26 | Thrilled to the core by his admission that she disturbed and aroused him , she was at the same time terrified . |
| 27 | With a smothered curse he pulled her into his arms and began to kiss her , using a more powerful argument than words as the first touch of his mouth on hers sent everything out of Leonora 's head other than the fact that she loved and wanted this man to the point where she was almost ready to believe that she 'd been mistaken . |
| 28 | It seemed a lifetime since they had made love but the mere sound of his deep voice brought it back so vividly that she shivered , aware that she wanted and loved him more than ever . |
| 29 | It was so seldom that Aggie heard herself addressed by her surname that she turned and looked at the nun , but the woman 's eyelids were lowered as if in shame ; then she inclined her head towards the woman sitting behind the desk before turning and closing the door quietly behind her . |
| 30 | It was almost with relief that she turned and walked away . |