Example sentences of "[was/were] that she [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did n't know ; all she knew was that she adored him more than before and she wanted him more desperately , therefore inevitably she was going to be more hurt than the first time . |
| 2 | The strange thing was that she knew it was Ernest 's bell , the bell she had tactfully told him would be unsuitable for the kind of school he had in mind . |
| 3 | There was n't a spare bed , for a start — but the main thing was that she knew it would annoy Alan . |
| 4 | Now , when Paul told her the truth , her first thought was that she wished she had got herself an extra gown , while she was at it ; in fact she had been unable conveniently to carry any more , or would have done so . |
| 5 | That he had to pass fairly close to her made Jenna 's heart beat alarmingly and all she could think was that she wished she had phoned and spared herself this . |
| 6 | Her ‘ storyline ’ was that she nurtured her partner by allowing him to help her . |
| 7 | The only difference was that she understood him now . |
| 8 | Some of the girls had been looking forward to this as to the highlight of the trip , but Clara had been dreading it , and for a classic reason , which was that she had nothing nice to wear . |
| 9 | The first thing Maxine said to me when she entered my consulting room was that she hoped she was not wasting my time and she was sorry she was being so stupid . |
| 10 | The very reason she had applied to the shipping company for a job was that she felt she needed a complete break , a change of scene . |
| 11 | The only difference her success made was that she thought her an incompetent fool who was lucky enough to make a bit of money . ’ |
| 12 | She should move away , or at least sit forward , but the horrifying part was that she liked it . |
| 13 | There was no laughter now , no mockery , and she went still , wondering how to answer the question , how to explain that the reason was that she loved him . |
| 14 | The incredible thing was that she guessed he had no idea of the impact he made , or simply did n't care . |
| 15 | Her biggest regret was that she found it necessary to keep its existence from David . |
| 16 | All she knew was that she wanted him out of her flat — and out of her life — before he managed to do any more harm . |
| 17 | What she was sure of , though , was that she wanted him with every fibre of her being . |
| 18 | All that she knew was that she needed it . |