Example sentences of "she [vb past] [conj] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she admitted that in the aftermath of the collision on Borough Road , Birkenhead she had feared the worst . |
| 2 | She realised that in his own way he was being considerate , for by refusing to talk she was laying herself open to torture . |
| 3 | Maria jeered caustically , driven partly by masochism but also by a need to lash out as she realised that in addition to all the other contemptible things he believed of her , he was now also convinced that she was a liar . |
| 4 | Dane had told her she had to stop running from the ghosts in her past , and suddenly she realised that in that , at least , he was right . |
| 5 | That glow was swiftly dampened , however , as she realised that in one and the same breath he was as good as saying that he was aware of Lubor Ondrus 's propensity to flirt with any female who was a quarter way pretty . |
| 6 | I admit they will find that something of a puzzle , but given the low critical standards of provincial audiences , they might hit upon the felicitous conclusion that she choked while in the midst of an exaggeratedly hilarious response to that pathetic farce . |
| 7 | But it did make a difference — she realized that in the long hours she lay awake thinking about it . |
| 8 | She doubted that in ordinary circumstances Herbert Fraser and Polly Beard got on well together . |
| 9 | She found that in the time allowed four-fifths of the adult pairs conversed , looked or smiled at each other . |
| 10 | She found that in the boys ' peer group , powerful members used direct imperatives like ‘ gim me ’ and ‘ get off ’ . |
| 11 | She found that in her sample , all of the girls in the class underestimated their rank ( as supplied by the teacher ) in relation to the boys . |
| 12 | He should n't be in her thoughts at all , and yet she found that in the short space of time since she had met him he had sunk in , wormed his way into her mind with his disturbing home truths . |
| 13 | The security guard touched his cap , smiled and waved her on , and when she pulled up in the car park she found that in spite of the earliness of the hour some families had already arrived . |
| 14 | Maude Stanley was only expressing a truism , as far as respectable society was concerned , when she advised that in starting a club ‘ discipline and order are the first requisites ’ . |
| 15 | She added that in planning policy terms , there was no good reason for officials recommending refusal of the application . |
| 16 | Hotspur had promised her a fair deliverance , vouching for the prince no less than for himself , and in his promise she believed as in the mass . |
| 17 | Janice sends very many thanks to everyone for the lovely flowers she received while in hospital recently and thanks also to the super evening she spent at Avery Hill Easter Party . |
| 18 | It had surprised Ruth that the Carsons should choose to live in a boarding-house , until she discovered that in New York it was quite the thing-always supposing that the establishment was high-class and in a good locality . |
| 19 | She refused me the pavillon for a while because she discovered that in the evenings I met friends in town . |
| 20 | But already she sensed that in the end she would . |
| 21 | May had stepped out of routine only if relatives , more needy she thought but in Jack 's private opinion more selfish and feckless , had called on her help , or on account of their children , now grown up and living away from home . |
| 22 | She knew that in Paul 's presence she would be incapable of saying : ‘ I no longer want to be with him . ’ |
| 23 | So she knew that in the few years since she had last been in England great changes had begun to take place from some of which she might clearly benefit . |
| 24 | Jane had heard sounds of violence coming from the Shill 's room on several occasions , and she knew that in early October , shortly before their arrival , Maria had complained to the police after sustaining a broken collar bone when Joseph pushed her through a window . |
| 25 | Going out to tea always seemed to her a waste of time , but to refuse might have seemed churlish , and she knew that in the country one ought to be friends with one 's neighbours . |
| 26 | She knew that in the end he would come . |
| 27 | She knew that in a couple of days ' time Boyd 's promotion would be announced by his company in the newspaper , underneath a studio portrait of him , and she held her head high as she swayed gracefully into the living-room . |
| 28 | She knew they had different fathers and she knew that in each case there was only a certain number of possibilities , but beyond that all was obscure . |
| 29 | She knew that in speaking to Alix her voice would find its normal level , her mind would return to its normal tuning . |
| 30 | She knew that in such an obscene position nothing was concealed from view . |