Example sentences of "she knew her [noun] be " in BNC.

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1 She had always left the flat by the time Claudia came home , and she knew her sister was with Roman , and the dull despair that lived with her permanently would deepen a little more as she tidied the theatre programmes or the menu from an exclusive restaurant .
2 When she knew her daughter was out of the room , and still with the poker in her hand , Peggy took a step towards him , saying , ‘ Well , that should be enough for you , should n't it ? enough proof .
3 The next thing she knew her alarm was ringing and it was time to get up .
4 She knew her mother was unhappy , and she worried a lot about that .
5 She knew her cheeks were flaming now .
6 She knew her bag was gone .
7 Acid rose in her throat and , even though she knew her anger was , in truth , directed at Marianne , she could n't prevent it from spilling into her words .
8 She knew her husband was coming that evening but , when he failed to arrive , did not even bother to send out any search-party to look for him .
9 She said she did it because she knew her husband was innocent and she did n't want him implicated .
10 She knew her imagination was going wild , and forced herself to stop and think .
11 She knew her hands were trembling as she fiddled with a pen on the desk .
12 But at least she knew her kids were going to grow up : I know nothing 's going to change for the better with her .
13 Maggie 's screams died suddenly into moans , and she knew her darling was safe .
14 Well , there had been neither the commanding tone nor the easy insolence from that couple ; and yet , in a way she knew her father was right in his summing up of the gentry .
15 We would meet secretly and , when she knew her father was away , I was invited to her home .
16 How she had suffered for him , for her poor pitiable ridiculous father , how she had hated her cruel peers for their relentless mocking , how she had dreaded each Christmas pantomime , each school-leavers ' farewell , each assembly that she knew her father was due to conduct , each occasion on which she heard him open his mouth in public .
17 She knew her father was ill , but did n't appreciate how seriously until she arrived in Perth .
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