Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] she [vb past] " in BNC.

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1 Because of the way he was looking , his parted lips , his wondering eyes , she felt desire , a flicker of it , the first sign , the first time for months , a movement like a string being plucked where she thought her womb was .
2 On the other hand , let it be supposed that she lacked ordinary competence and capacity .
3 Doreen Copas had to be reminded that she had been teaching Medau for all of 25 years by her Herts and Cambs colleagues and class members ; they presented her with a generous gift of garden tokens on the occasion of the Westhampstead Rally .
4 And , anyway , she was n't so deluded that she thought they might make a life together .
5 She had n't forgotten that she owed him taxi money .
6 Forgotten that she had thought she had seen someone moving around in the darkness .
7 ‘ Fortunately for you , ’ she agreed swiftly , having momentarily forgotten that she had deliberately given him the impression that she wanted their affair kept secret .
8 She had forgotten that she telephoned to tell Scott the news of the trust .
9 But a confidence trickster , who is being investigated by Scotland Yard , is believed to have claimed that she had hidden £500,000 abroad .
10 The girl had claimed that she had been having an affair with the teacher for some months .
11 It was even claimed that she had been poisoned by an African wife by whom Maclean was credited with having had several children .
12 Emily felt hurt and betrayed by a close friend who had borrowed a considerable sum of money towards down-payment on a house and then , when Emily eventually enquired about repayment , angrily claimed that she thought the money had been a gift .
13 Dawn disappeared and Sophie was so chilled that she shivered involuntarily .
14 ‘ Oh , yes , ’ she replied , and because she had almost added that she had been going to travel with her sister — which would surely then have led to her boring him out of his skull with all of the rest of it , ‘ All alone , ’ she added with feigned cheerfulness .
15 Shortly after she arrived , it was reported that she had accepted President Corazon Aquino " s condition that Marcos be buried in his home province of Ilocos Norte , rather than in the capital , Manila .
16 It was reported that she disturbed the prowler when she arrived back unexpectedly at her family 's Melbourne home .
17 It was all but won and she felt at peace .
18 Her colour deepened and she bit her lip and looked down at her plate .
19 God , he was so gorgeous … her hands were moving on to his strong thoat , thrusting into his black hair , she was losing her head again as the kiss deepened and she heard him give a low growl of harsh excitement , his mouth increasing the pressure until Rachel was obliterated by him , dazed , clutching him with shaking hands , gasping hoarsely against his mouth , feeling his strong hands move swiftly up to her breasts to stroke her nipples and force a long hoarse cry of exquisite desire from her .
20 But his scowl deepened and she sobered a little .
21 The woman 's high colour deepened and she fumbled with the up of wine .
22 Lisa had not forgotten and she did not try to deny it .
23 Her hands dropped and she surveyed the company , who , without exception , showed concern not condemnation .
24 Her arm dropped and she frowned , the dark brows crowning her eyes .
25 She has just managed to scuttle out of its way as it slammed down next to her , but the tip of one of her legs had been trapped and she had been forced to sever it and leave it behind .
26 Her heavy lids lifted and she stared at him , bewildered , stunned by her own inexplicable reaction .
27 Two engines and propellers had been removed from the aircraft and all of a sudden the nose lifted and she went down on her tail .
28 And then miraculously the weight of his body was lifted and she heard with overwhelming relief the deep , harsh tones of Luke 's voice .
29 Then his weight lifted and she opened her dazed eyes , confused , as he moved away to sit at the edge of the bed .
30 During much of that time she had been moving constantly , school friends , teachers and happy times discarded until she felt like a fugitive .
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