Example sentences of "[prep] what she [vb past] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The police had been convinced it was a genuine accident that took his life ( and that of his mistress ) but after what she 'd been through , after what she had discovered , Donna could not believe that men willing to kill for the possession of a book had not taken the life of the man she 'd loved . |
| 2 | Her head was aching a bit too , but then that was not surprising perhaps after what she 'd been through this evening . |
| 3 | She set off towards what she imagined was the outer door , intending to walk in the open , but in a moment she had somehow lost herself in the maze of corridors . |
| 4 | Benny could see her mother sitting there stretching her hand out full of what she had been full of for months now : the huge advantages of being able to come home every night by bus . |
| 5 | She wondered how much of what she had been born with was left . |
| 6 | Much of what she had been telling had been brought out raggedly at first , there had been hesitations , intervals , while she was trying to see , groping for a piece in the jig-saw ; and then it all seemed to come to her , she only had to keep speaking . |
| 7 | She had never known any other man but Dan , but after tonight she was more than aware of what she had been missing all these years . |
| 8 | Jenna whispered the words , her eyes never leaving the image of what she had been long ago . |
| 9 | Then , suddenly , just as Joanna was nodding a dubious assent , the full force of what she had been told hit her like a thunderbolt . |
| 10 | Most of what she said was muted , but three words rang out clearly . |
| 11 | Not even a shuttered window was to be seen , just the barred doors and high , featureless walls of what she guessed were mainly warehouses . |
| 12 | But mostly it was directed towards herself , and whatever it was in her that seemed to respond to some call given out by the least suitable of men ; despite what she 'd been through in the past couple of years she appeared to have learned precisely nothing . |
| 13 | If only there were some way to release her from this bondage , turn her again into what she had been ; a young actress on her way to the top of the ladder , as Papa had often put it ! |
| 14 | Emily suddenly felt a surge of elation , she was eager for the new experience of being introduced into what she considered was the world of adulthood . |
| 15 | Ruth stared down at it and wondered why she had bought it and thought it was probably because it contrasted so sharply with what she had been through on this trip . |
| 16 | Mrs Frizzell looked a little startled , and retired to the tea table with what she hoped was a stylish bow . |
| 17 | She suddenly recollected that she was now the wife of the director of a large company , and drew herself up with what she hoped was some dignity ; but she only succeeded in looking more than ever like a pouter pigeon . |
| 18 | ‘ I learned something from Ana when we were leaving Granada , ’ she began , looking up with what she hoped was an intelligent determination to talk . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'd like to remind you that you 're in my house , ’ Alyssia pointed out , with what she thought was unassailable logic . |
| 20 | But , curiously giving her inordinate pleasure , ‘ I 'm in no great hurry , ’ he replied , with what she realised was a natural charm . |
| 21 | And when she reflected , as she frequently did , upon what she had been bred to , she was profoundly puzzled by her own origins . |
| 22 | Therefore she said not one more word about her shitty father , but only listened , sharing in what she knew was a moment in his life he could never forget . |
| 23 | Julie 's language is interesting ; implied in what she said is a hard/soft dichotomy ; philosophy is seen as being less serious , less important than ‘ hard ’ theory ; she is slightly embarrassed about wanting to do something which is apparently less difficult ( and by implication more trivial ) than straightforward theory . |
| 24 | ‘ Hello , ’ she said in what she hoped was a dignified version of annoyance . |
| 25 | She swam in what she hoped was the direction of the stairs , only to come up against a wall . |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't think you should be on your own , ’ she said in what she hoped was a calming voice . |
| 27 | ‘ Anyway , ’ she said in what she hoped was a businesslike manner , ‘ I 've come to see if you can help me out on a special job . ’ |
| 28 | Blanche had her face in what she hoped was an alluring pout of disappointment when the wine arrived . |
| 29 | She nodded in what she hoped was an equally casual manner and followed him across the crowded foyer to the social club . |
| 30 | ‘ Ah , well , she had something special to do this morning , ’ Maggie said in what she imagined was a soothing voice , well aware that once again she was keeping a secret from Mitch . |