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

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1 It stopped when she lifted her palm , and came through again when she put it back .
2 It transpired that she had also been one of a party at the Hall the same day .
3 He moved his hand and touched her breast through the robe she wore , found the nipple and stroked it until it hardened and she stirred .
4 It seemed that she had been knocked silly too .
5 It seemed that she had been here years , and already she had driven a wedge between her and Ben .
6 It seemed that she had had a row with her man and that he had left .
7 She had n't planned for a witness , but it seemed that she had one ; the woman was over on the iron steps , watching her across the restaurant deck .
8 And now it seemed that she had his understanding — and his love .
9 It seemed that she had been on her own forever .
10 It seemed that she stood there for an age before Nicky said , ‘ A cup of tea would be rather nice . ’
11 How long it seemed since she 'd had a touch of glamour in her life !
12 She asked herself whether it was possible that , after all , one or other of the Josephs had killed Sabine Jourdain and whether it happened because she knew of the drugs and not because of the Durances .
13 It happened when she won a national competition in Brides Magazine .
14 She had wanted it preserved and she had chosen him as a means to this end .
15 Obviously he had n't liked it , because it showed that she understood his motives only too well .
16 It began when she decided she needed new curtains for her front room .
17 Whatever it was , it vanished as she turned .
18 She 'd been trying to get rid of it and then suddenly it worked and she lost the baby .
19 It knew that she had not been there before , and that she had somehow appeared amongst them from nowhere .
20 It looked like she 'd been Christmas shopping .
21 She squeezed her eyes shut and lowered her head , hiding behind her curtain of auburn curls , battling with the tears , battling with the fact that it mattered because she had made a mistake again .
22 It was beginning to swell and there were signs of bruising , but she could move her fingers , although it hurt when she tried to bend her wrist .
23 It meant that she started off at an advantage , for as soon as they imagined they had caused her misery they found that they were only confirming her grim and ribald idea of the way things would always be .
24 I thanked Paul 's wife for doing all the cooking , whereupon she remarked that she did n't mind because it meant that she did n't have to watch the Trek videos or play the games .
25 In many ways Kylie grew up with us on Neighbours so everyone understood what it meant when she left .
26 She loathed herself for such pettiness , but she was so helplessly without any control over their relationship that pride or all that remained of it demanded that she administer these little pricks to his satisfaction , although she knew she had no hope of succeeding in puncturing it properly .
27 Anyway , I just held her , and it felt like she 'd broken , could n't take any more , then she kissed me .
28 It grew as she thought , and there were staircases everywhere , every room had two doors , and all the windows could open for her to slip through unnoticed .
29 He was amazed at how difficult it was , but gradually it eased as she eased , and he noticed that she had wet her dress .
30 It emerged that she had suffered from mild diarrhoea and wind for some years , but had not thought it worth bothering the doctor about these minor problems .
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