Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] she [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we had become very curious about why none of the drains had fallen out , it transpired that she was diligently cutting an inch a day off the other end ! ’ |
| 2 | She found that she was not alone in her vacational penances , and that many of her friends endured similar harsh shocks and grating transitions , but she was alone in the way she took it . |
| 3 | Sally-Anne tried to stand up , found that she was still somewhat rocky , looked at Dr Neil , and said doubtfully , ‘ I do n't think that I am quite fully recovered yet . |
| 4 | Then to her final and total humiliation Phoebe found that she was actually having a good time ; she was enjoying her mother and her mother 's easy authority and charm . |
| 5 | It niggled away at her for about perhaps another two seconds , then , apropos of nothing , almost without her own volition , she found that she was suddenly bursting out , ‘ The only time your name was mentioned at lunchtime was when I stated that I was here , in Czechoslovakia , to interview you . ’ |
| 6 | Chuck and Benny , her kids , whined that she was never home . |
| 7 | ‘ Not while , Preston , ’ said his aunt , in the tone of voice she used when she was n't going to take any nonsense . |
| 8 | She had spent her share of time in caves digging for archaeological pieces , and realized that she was probably too deep underground to feel a breeze from outside . |
| 9 | I realized that she was n't going to tell him about events on Vadinamia so that he would n't jump to any conclusions and complicate things . |
| 10 | I saw the rolled-up rug under the workbench and it was a few seconds before I realized that she was n't inside it any more . |
| 11 | She realized that she was n't walking in a straight line and was unsteady on her feet . |
| 12 | As she mingled with the guests at the Queen 's Scottish home she realized that she was no longer treated as a person but as a position , no longer a flesh and blood human being with thoughts and feelings but a symbol where the very title ‘ Her Royal Highness , the Princess of Wales ’ distanced her not only from the wider public but from those within the intimate royal circle . |
| 13 | As our eyes met in the glass , I realized that she was not admiring the flaking stone blocks opposite but using the window as a mirror . |
| 14 | But when they had been greeted with expressions of total derision and distaste , I realized that she was still not ready to come to terms with full womanly depth of her unacknowledged feelings . |
| 15 | Nevertheless , she realized that she was only safe until the train reached King 's Cross . |
| 16 | I was tempted to look for Mum 's name so I checked that she was really asleep , although I did n't care if she woke up or not . |
| 17 | He checked that she was all right , then told her he 'd be back in a while and wandered off down the aisle . |
| 18 | Some people said she was a scalp-hunter , but most agreed that she was genuinely devoted to Modi , more interested in the man than the artist . |
| 19 | He agreed that she was very good natured and nearly all Rotties he saw were calm and friendly . |
| 20 | He only became as it were conscious again when he realised that she was on to another topic . |
| 21 | After about twenty minutes , walking and fishing , she realised that she was hopelessly lost . |
| 22 | The author realised that she was wrongfully dismissed at a time when the company needed her services . |
| 23 | Yet when she came to think about this further , she realised that she was nowhere near understanding Brian . |
| 24 | Samuel Pipkin glared at her , then realised that she was not addressing him . |
| 25 | It was as if they realised that she was not for the rough and tumble of this world , like the aggressive women with shaggy hair styles who pushed their way through life thrusting their hard shopping baskets at defenceless men . |
| 26 | And realised that she was n't quite sure what she was supposed to do next . |
| 27 | It was some time before she realised that she was n't just wide awake — she was hungry ! |
| 28 | Fabia could n't help picking up the air of excitement about her , and realised that she was n't the only one when barely had they sat down with a cup of tea than her father , an observant man , was asking , ‘ Are you going to tell us about it — or is it a secret ? ’ |
| 29 | Suddenly she realised that she was here quite alone with a very large , very masculine man . |
| 30 | She realised that she was much too aware of him , but this should have come as no surprise . |