Example sentences of "she [vb past] that [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did not trust the count even though she admitted that he had a strange effect on her . |
| 2 | She had snapped at him again , and this time , remarkably , she admitted that he had n't deserved it . |
| 3 | The night before her operation Mrs Fellows was prescribed a sedative to help her relax and sleep because she admitted that she felt very nervous . |
| 4 | However , she admitted that she had felt very miserable for 3 or 4 months . |
| 5 | Encouraged , she admitted that she had been entrusted with their last £2000 , and had bought a houseboat , in point of fact , the barge Grace . |
| 6 | She admitted that she had been thrilled at the idea of being alone with him , but all he was going to do was be stiffly silent . |
| 7 | Disconcerted , she admitted that she 'd only done this once before , that , in all honesty , I could probably do it equally well on my own . |
| 8 | But now she admitted that she 'd simply been unaffected by them . |
| 9 | ‘ When I tackled Didi about it she admitted that she 'd taken it upon herself to bribe one of the hotel chambermaids , a girl she knew , to do both . |
| 10 | In spite of her rage with him she admitted that she found him just about perfect to look at . |
| 11 | Reluctantly she admitted that she wanted to see him all the time . |
| 12 | She revealed that he had not been taking anti-depressant tablets prescribed by a doctor . |
| 13 | Certainly Joanne Menzies appeared not to recognize him , although he 'd rather regretted choosing the character of Detective-Sergeant McWhirter of Scotland Yard when she revealed that she 'd been brought up near the Kyles of Bute . |
| 14 | In 1988 , at a particularly lively , contentious and near-violent writers ' conference in Budapest , Angela and I listened one quiet afternoon to the omnipresent Susan Sontag as she revealed that she had devoured ( her cliche ) the great classics of English literature soon after discarding her diapers . |
| 15 | She realised that they had just joined the main motorway heading north-west out of London . |
| 16 | Then her eyes slowly began to focus and she realised that they had n't just been tossed on to the bed . |
| 17 | She realised that it had been deliberately left open to add to her humiliation . |
| 18 | She was trembling with anger and tiredness , her legs a little unsteady from the effect of the aquavit , as she realised that it had begun to rain again . |
| 19 | She heard the voice again , over and over , calling her name , and then gradually she realised that it did n't come from the dream and she opened her eyes , staring breathless into the darkness . |
| 20 | He leaned across with the bottle , and she realised that she 'd almost drained her glass at the first attack . |
| 21 | With a start of shame she realised that she 'd scarcely paid her sister a moment 's thought since entering the gardens . |
| 22 | But , as she trailed after him into their own bedroom , leaning against the door while he quickly packed his case , she realised that she 'd already lost him . |
| 23 | She was still feeling somewhat shaken an hour later — she was going to Prague — and with Ven ! — when suddenly she realised that she 'd barely moved since that phone call . |
| 24 | She realised that she had not eaten properly in twenty-four hours . |
| 25 | It was only when she realised that she had n't used the unarmed combat that was by now second nature to her , but was struggling in a manner that was instinctive , that she stopped . |
| 26 | She realised that she had imposed on Miss Hatherby 's kindness and she blushed for her lack of consideration . |
| 27 | She realised that she had become increasingly frustrated and dissatisfied with her life with Nicky … maybe even with Surrey … perhaps even with Maison de Levantière . |
| 28 | Sean was the first man who ever made love to her , and Ruth had thought she loved him too , but it was not a happy marriage and when Sean was killed in France , just before the Armistice was signed , she realised that she had been denying her true feelings for years . |
| 29 | She realised that she had only been half alive for the last four years . |
| 30 | Miguel had been watching her , and she realised that she had been talking far too freely , and that she could n't see what he was thinking because of those dark glasses . |