Example sentences of "she [vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the life she led it would have been all too easy to succumb to the myriad temptations on offer , but she had seen them for the shallow , worthless things they were , and valued her self-respect too highly to accept dross when she knew she must seek for gold . |
| 2 | In winter when she entertained she would send him outside to chop more wood for their open fire . |
| 3 | Paige looked down , knowing that whatever decision she made he would abide by . |
| 4 | She realised they 'd want her to be a double agent , so they 'd have a mole inside American Intelligence . |
| 5 | With her long sight she saw the size of the fire , and — well , she realised it would need at least five fire-engines . |
| 6 | So she declined , then immediately regretted it , because she realised it might have pleased him , made them complicit together . |
| 7 | She began to wave to a seat , but stopped herself — she realised it must look grimy to them as well . |
| 8 | She realised he could provide her with some top-class partners and she has made the best of them . |
| 9 | She realised he could teach her a thing or two about reserve . |
| 10 | As soon as she said it she realised he must know that anyway . |
| 11 | Horrified , she realised she would have to write and thank everyone . |
| 12 | However , when his mother , Adele Britton , tried to remove it , she realised she would have to call in the professionals . |
| 13 | She would have given anything for a glimpse of the moon that had been shining when she was here before , but it was not there , and as the knocking gathered strength she realised she would have to go down . |
| 14 | When he looked away , she realised she would lose him for ever . |
| 15 | It was n't until she had almost reached it that she realised she might have left her watch behind . |
| 16 | ‘ What for ? ’ he challenged , as she realised she might have guessed he would . |
| 17 | Which , if she 'd thought about it , she realised she should have done as soon as she 'd seen the dog making for her — rather than idiotically go forward the way she had . |
| 18 | Staring at her reflection , she realised she must have lost weight . |
| 19 | When we took the prints of all the residents , she realised she 'd have to say something . ’ |
| 20 | Although she bet she would like him . |
| 21 | As she ate her treat she announced she would pay the mortuary a visit directly she 'd finished her tea . |
| 22 | She agreed she should go , but of course she did not . |
| 23 | And she realized she could move again , slightly . |
| 24 | But even as she fumed she could see the sense in his ploy — nobody would be suspicious of his frequent presence in the nightclub if they thought he had something going with Rory . |
| 25 | Well , now he had gone to find her , but if his Eileen was really an angel she doubted they would meet , for Paddy had been no saint . |
| 26 | There had been a time when she had thought of going with Roman and dreamed of dancing held tightly in his arms , but now she doubted she would go at all . |
| 27 | There was not a lot to tour in the inclement weather , though the Bohemia concert party was marked down for a visit , and the bandstand too held promise , though with all these people about , she doubted she would hear the music . |
| 28 | She could make up a story , say she suffered temporary amnesia , or that she was knocked unconscious by thieves and all her money was gone , but she doubted she could make it sound believable . |
| 29 | Isabel lay very still , her muscles so rigid with tension that she doubted she could have moved anyway . |
| 30 | But she doubted he would offer either . |