Example sentences of "and she [vb past] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked at her , defeated , and she saw that she had carried the point , but at a heavy cost . |
| 2 | He joined her in the kitchen , and she saw that the descriptions which had reached her through the field telegraph and by which she had recognised him , were accurate . |
| 3 | Under his arm he carried a large portfolio of drawings and she saw that he had pencils sticking out from his pocket . |
| 4 | In order to reach the post-box she had , of course , to pass Upmeadow Farm , and she saw that there was a light in one of the downstairs rooms . |
| 5 | And as he spoke he swung the billhook and she saw that its tip was red with blood . |
| 6 | He lifted it and looked at her , and she saw that his skin was like a Red Indian 's , incredibly weathered , his eyes red-raw , his mouth cruel , damaged . |
| 7 | He never looked away from her and she saw that the pain in his eyes had been his vision of the sea tearing at him , his soul screaming no , no to earth , no to this , no to her . |
| 8 | He closed his eyes and she saw that the movement of his chest had stopped . |
| 9 | It fell away and she saw that he was already excited . |
| 10 | She did n't know much about art before but there was an exhibition of my Old Masters going on at the Royal Academy and she saw that , and was very enthusiastic about it , especially the Holbein portrait of Henry VIII . |
| 11 | He showed how he planted the young trees in pot-holes where the soil was richer and she saw that after all there was nothing haphazard about the planting ; it had the symmetry of necessity . |
| 12 | Their skimpy costumes were decorated with two huge ostrich plumes , attached to their heads , and to their backsides : and she saw that they were harnessed to look like two ponies . |
| 13 | She eased down his pants to his ankles , and she saw that his cock was already as stiff as a poker . |
| 14 | He looked at her sideways and she saw that he was laughing . |
| 15 | He hung on to the semicircular rail around the outer edge , where they were standing because the businessmen who had got in after them had jostled them there , and she saw that his eyes were closed and that he had gone gray with fear about the drop . |
| 16 | Then her vision cleared further , and she saw that the man looking down on her was much thinner than her father had been , with a more skull-like face and thinner-hair . |
| 17 | He began walking towards it and she saw that he had one hand inside his jacket , as if reaching for something . |
| 18 | Richard 's Johnson , obedient to the pressed button , came to life at once , and she saw that it had never occurred to him that it might n't . |
| 19 | At that , Julius turned back to face her , and she saw that his features were a lot less calm than his voice . |
| 20 | Aunt Emily and Michael Swinton spoke to her together and then laughed and she saw that he looked quite different , much younger , that his hair and beard had been trimmed , that his expression was full of vitality . |
| 21 | His lashes quivered but did n't lift , and she saw that his lips had parted to reveal his teeth . |
| 22 | Everyone seemed to be waiting for her reaction , and she saw that Tom , in particular , was observing her narrowly . |
| 23 | Charcoal remnants of paper littered the floor and desk-tops , and she saw that the steel drawer of the cabinet was hanging open . |
| 24 | He gave a wry smile and she saw that the expression on his face was one of acceptance . |
| 25 | Her eyes opened and she saw that he had tugged a long strand of hair free and was playing it between his fingers . |
| 26 | But not only did she see herself , small , sitting there ; she also saw through herself ( because the telescope , with its hollow inside , was her ) and she saw that she was hollow . |
| 27 | At the question , her head jerked up and she saw that Vitor had awakened from his nap and was frowning at her . |
| 28 | He paused and she saw that his face looked drawn and pale . |
| 29 | She remembered that Ana had told her it was deep right to the edge and she prayed that it was . |
| 30 | They 'd been separated in the fracas which followed their parachute descent into northern France , and she feared that Jeanne had been killed in the fighting . |