Example sentences of "all she [vb past] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | All she had been told when she came round after the anaesthetic was that there had been a few complications and the operation had taken rather longer than had been expected . |
| 2 | Rather desperately , Celia steered the conversation round to her and Brian 's new house in the country , how Alison and Geoffrey must come and stay , that they would be less than fifty miles apart ; while Alison , obviously thankful to turn to less delicate matters , regaled her with a description of all she had been doing in her garden and some rather dull anecdotes about the neighbours whom Celia and Brian had met on their last visit . |
| 3 | All she had been urged to do was relax and recover her health and spirits after what had been a very traumatic experience . |
| 4 | Only then did she realise that , for all she had been in his company for a total of several hours now , she still did n't know the first thing about him . |
| 5 | But yet I was suspended , right , for a long time and she after she came back all she had is a little scratch there but they took 'er to 'ospital just to make it seem serious and she come back in school the next day . |
| 6 | All she had were some notes she made in the car , witnessed by Dexter . |
| 7 | All she had were her memories . |
| 8 | All she had was a yearning for everything that was out there beyond her knowledge . |
| 9 | She could n't leave them any money because all she had was an annuity that would come to an end when she died , but Mister Johnny 's got a little bit that his parents left him and Hepzibah makes some from the poultry , so they should have just enough . |
| 10 | Some of the others would have to be rewired ; some would never be rewired again , but all she had was a headache . |
| 11 | All she had was the image of a woman lying on the ground and people desperate to help her . |
| 12 | All she had was the conviction that he desired her , despite himself . |
| 13 | All she had was his husky voice as he made love to her , his body against hers , and the chance to pretend to herself that he might love her as he expressed emotion through lovemaking day after day , night after night … |
| 14 | All she knew was that she came to lie on a garden bench and it was dark and the stars overhead were piercingly bright . |
| 15 | All she knew was that the one excluded the other and she could not have both . |
| 16 | All she knew was that her father and his friends were never short of anything to drink . |
| 17 | All she knew was that she was cold and hungry and thirsty , that she had not slept for more than few minutes at a time and that all her thoughts were with Tristram . |
| 18 | Harry had told her very little about his discussion with Sir Gregory : all she knew was that Tristram had been caught trespassing and that Jennifer had been caught going to meet him ; but although each had sworn that nothing untoward had happened , and their reserve and good behaviour seemed to confirm their innocence , Ann could not forget the scandal they had caused ten years before , nor could she believe that Tristram would have scaled the Roscarrock wall simply to sit with his cousin and talk . |
| 19 | All she knew was that she counted on Thomas . |
| 20 | All she knew was that the vehicle was behind her now . |
| 21 | All she knew was that she presumably represented a new challenge . |
| 22 | All she knew was that , unlike Cinderella , she did not want to go to Roman 's ball … |
| 23 | All she knew was that she had to get away from him before she betrayed herself . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | All she knew was that she had been miserable for the rest of the night , and only a teasing conversation with him the next afternoon , when he was dressed very casually in blue jeans and a white T-shirt , had cheered her up again . |
| 26 | All she knew was that she was back at the closed door with a tray , wondering what Harold and Felicity might be doing on the other side . |
| 27 | All she knew was the assault he was launching on her mouth , his lips commanding , his tongue playful yet deadly serious . |
| 28 | All she knew was that Alain was there , holding her , kissing her , his caresses making her faint , and when he lifted her in his arms she curled against him , her lips trailing soft kisses against his strong neck . |
| 29 | All she knew was that she was turning into McAllister again , Dr Neil 's pert and lively maid , and that this was the haven which she had unconsciously been seeking in the months since Havvie Blaine had assaulted her . |
| 30 | All she knew was when they began to leave the straggling apartment block on the edge of town , because she felt him slide into another gear and the engine opened out with a deep growl , and then they were climbing , climbing , following the sinuous trail deep into a cleft in the mountains . |