Example sentences of "of [noun sg] she had " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had wooed her with hunger tempered with tenderness , lifting her to heights of fulfilment she could never have even imagined before she had met him , and she 'd been a willing , eager vessel , wreaking her woman 's power over him , submitting joyfully to his possession until in the final moment of consummation she had robbed him of his strength , leaving him as helpless as Samson shorn of his crowning glory . |
| 2 | Because by that time the single glass of champagne she had drunk had subtly eroded her defences . |
| 3 | Her brisk normality took every ounce of will-power she had . |
| 4 | She felt again that same deep chill , that same sense of horror she had always felt when in the presence of such venom , as if she were discovering that evil really did exist , that liberal attitudes were vaporous , that filth could find its way into the universe and be embodied and spread relentlessly , terrifying those it infected . |
| 5 | It was the first bit of luck she had had all afternoon . |
| 6 | But the best weapon of defence she had was words . |
| 7 | But she had , of course she had ; that was why she had fled . |
| 8 | Like her great namesake she was always well organized , and of course she had had so much experience helping with my grandmother 's last six confinements , and going out sometimes with our local midwife , who to some would be a Sairey Gamp , but to those who knew her , another angel of mercy . |
| 9 | She had left Chetwynd Magna at ten o'clock , having seen both Gay and Felicity off by the London train ; and now it was nearly three , and her feet were cold ; she had eaten the sandwiches Matron had cut for her , and of course she had read all her papers hours and hours ago . |
| 10 | Of course she had help . |
| 11 | But no , she had n't been wearing that dress , of course she had n't . |
| 12 | Of course she had touched Tina and kissed and cuddled her too much or too little ? |
| 13 | She suspects that Charles suspects that she had once had an affair with Ivan , but of course she had not , though she concedes that Ivan is so unpleasant that only a degree of past sexual intimacy could plausibly explain the kind of relationship that he and Liz have over the years established . |
| 14 | And of course she had . |
| 15 | Of course she had a ‘ little help ’ — quite a big help , actually , from Tracey , who looked so sweet holding Annabelle 's train . |
| 16 | Of course she had been waiting . |
| 17 | Of course she had known what Ruth would do . |
| 18 | Of course she had , everyone did , that was how it happened ; but then , yes , it was also how Serafina … . |
| 19 | Of course she had thought of it . |
| 20 | And of course she had the pan on |
| 21 | Of course she had n't screamed like that . |
| 22 | Of course she had heard of him — it was impossible for anyone interested in sailing not to know who he was . |
| 23 | Yes ; she had definitely walked down towards Oxford Street ; of course she had . |
| 24 | Of course she had seen the massive building on the junction with Oxford Street . |
| 25 | ‘ But one likes doing things for people , ’ said Ianthe firmly , for of course she had been brought up to think that one should , though perhaps this situation was a little different . |
| 26 | She could n't remember seeing a room which might be Rob 's , but of course she had n't had to explore the entire house before finding the passport . |
| 27 | She 'd liked men — of course she had — but for some reason or another it had never deepened into anything else . |
| 28 | Yes , of course she had , because Grandmother had known full well that her husband could never have fathered a child . |
| 29 | Of course she had . |
| 30 | Of course she had been in love , for years and years , and perhaps , she sometimes wondered , that experience had spoiled her . |