Example sentences of "[vb past] it she " in BNC.
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| 1 | And one day she had this other map , and I do n't know where she got that either , or what happened to it She only showed it me the once , and after that whenever I mentioned it she did n't know what I was talking about It was made of something absolutely rigid but incredibly thin . |
| 2 | When James proposed it she had agreed , though in reality she dreaded it . |
| 3 | Until failing health prevented it she was a regular at our meetings and trips . |
| 4 | Among the latter was a letter for Silas , and as she lifted it she caught the faintest hint of perfume . |
| 5 | One pulse beat higher and harder and faster than any other , and as Damian touched it she gave a gasp of shock , staring at him , and he arched above her , the expression on his hard face making the blood roar in her ears . |
| 6 | When she watched it she immediately recognised the voice and rang the police . |
| 7 | If she 'd said no and meant it she would have been safe . |
| 8 | But just before she saw it she heard something — to her , rather ominous — the rumble of a bus . |
| 9 | Lisa was very happy in Lourdes she loved the little spring inside of the Grotto , as soon as she saw it she could cling onto the railings and keep saying ‘ hello , hello ’ . |
| 10 | She knew she was n't looking her best at the moment , but they looked the type to know quality when they saw it she thought , as she fluttered he awnings at them , colourless now , tattered and torn by the wind . |
| 11 | As I understood it she was flying back to the States tomorrow . ’ |
| 12 | The moment she knew it she did n't want him any more , simple as that . |
| 13 | Then she saw the dress , and before she knew it she was trying it on . |
| 14 | Before she knew it she was being drawn away , guarding the glass in her hand , then Jim was at her side . |
| 15 | before I knew it she was suffocating she was lying across my neck . |
| 16 | She asked for red wine and when he brought it she raised the glass and tried to think of something original and witty by way of a toast but he forestalled her by saying , ‘ Cheers , ’ and she could think of no other response . |
| 17 | No cos she still owes , if she sold it she 'd still owe the balance between the selling price and |
| 18 | The letter was dated almost a week previously , and as Merrill read it she realised with dismay that Richard was already in the area and was suggesting that they meet in the lounge of Frobishers ' at seven o'clock on Saturday — this evening . |
| 19 | and then when she got it she was just sort of oh I 'm buying a house |
| 20 | Presumably everybody else in the world did it she thought . |
| 21 | Mrs Joel said that the first year she did it she used almost all privet , as she was frightened of running out of material half way through and she knew there was always plenty of that around . |
| 22 | She knew she was deliberately goading him to anger and even as she did it she was annoyed with herself . |
| 23 | Before he answered it she slipped in a question about the length of time Shildon had been working on the assignment . |
| 24 | anyway he went to the toilet , went a wee and I put him back in bed and he was laid there and anyway and , and he eventually dropped off , anyway I was telling my mum about it yesterday , and I did n't sort of think no more of it the next day , right , and mum I said well if ever he gets that again she said you should from the doctor she said , because , one of our boys had it she said and it was a blockage |
| 25 | She knew if she forced it she would rip it . |
| 26 | But although she said it she could not be certain that it was true . |
| 27 | The moment she said it she knew she had hit the nail on the head . |
| 28 | For even as she said it she knew that they would . |
| 29 | Even as she said it she recalled the growing doubts and disgust which had been another spur driving her to accept Clive 's invitation . |
| 30 | As she said it she grinned from ear to ear , physically contorted by her joy into a sort of bow , arms out stiff behind her like someone about to fly . |