Example sentences of "she [vb past] [conj] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Mrs Whitehouse recounts stories of the ‘ embarrassing ’ moments she experienced when discussing certain matters with her pupils , it appears from her accounts of this period that the school-based sex education programme she was involved in was , for her , a positive and satisfying experience . |
| 2 | It 's just that I — I ca n't eat any more , ’ she admitted while becoming aware of the misery growing within her and feeling perilously near tears . |
| 3 | A FORMER royal nanny is to marry a man she met while looking after Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie . |
| 4 | Topping the list is Barbara Piasecka-Johnson , who does not really count : she inherited her $550m fortune from her husband , chairman of America 's Johnson and Johnson company , whom she met while working as a maid in his house . |
| 5 | In her insouciant assumption of the pleasure she gave others , Caterina was trapped : she expected that overflowing fountain of love , and when it was staunched , the guilt took her in its fist and squeezed . |
| 6 | She made the kind of face she made when tasting sour milk . |
| 7 | In therapy , she realised that making almost any change was better than standing still . |
| 8 | He 's thoughtful for Matt , she realised while hastening to keep up with his long strides , and as they left the shadow of the bush she said , ‘ I feel as if I 'm stepping out of one world and into another . ’ |
| 9 | As Miranda poured her coffee , she realized that checking the share price would now be her first priority every morning . |
| 10 | Mrs Thatcher resisted attempts by Brussels to promote a Community-wide Social Charter , which she regarded as introducing ‘ socialism by the back door ’ . |
| 11 | Somehow she doubted that preparing meals for the child and the husband featured very high on the agenda . |
| 12 | Somehow she doubted whether sharing with Sandra the fact that she already did regret the day she 'd first laid eyes on Matthew would be helpful to anyone . |
| 13 | Even more valuable has been the friendship and help she found while attending a young women 's support group . |
| 14 | She found that establishing her own goals based on her needs made studying that much easier and gave a purpose to the activities and assignments she was asked to do on the course . |
| 15 | Although she was terribly fond of the children she found that working with them was like banging her head against a brick wall . |
| 16 | " So how can I be of assistance to you ? " she asked , fixing a professional smile to her face , the same smile she used when dealing with difficult customers or when fixing the amount to paid out in bribes . |
| 17 | As to direct selling , she believed that seeing off the threat of publishers was even easier : ‘ No publisher can supply all the books a school needs . ’ |
| 18 | She believed that supplying cannabis to her daughter was morally right in the medical circumstances . |
| 19 | He 'd made no attempt to detain her , she noticed while feeling slightly irritated as she walked along the passage towards her room , but at least she 'd indicated she was not falling over herself to bask in the pleasure of his company . |
| 20 | But it would be worth making contact with Miss Frances Needham-Burrell when she arrived and asking her — when sorting out her cousin 's effects — to keep an eye open for letters with a threatening or abusive content . |
| 21 | As Becky drew her bath , she thought about Daphne 's words , delivered with humour and affection but still highlighting the problems she faced when trying to cross the established social barriers for more than a few moments . |
| 22 | Blade Star is famous for her enormous breasts which she displayed while stripping , her affair with the Governor of Tennessee or her enormous feet ? |
| 23 | Well it 's got here A , is her enormous breasts which she displayed while stripping right , well the answer is A and it 's got her affair with , with the Governor of Louisiana where do they want , oh yeah |
| 24 | She decided that thinking in four dimensions was best left to the Doctor . |
| 25 | She decided that fingering was doing little for her , except making her more and more randy . |
| 26 | She gained some 25lb ( 11kg ) in weight during pregnancy , half of which she lost whilst breast-feeding for six months . |
| 27 | And yet she knew that swallowing her pride was something that must be done , she would offer Hari Morgan the inducement of her own premises , a free hand in design and the services of experienced boot and shoemakers to work under her direction . |
| 28 | She knew that writing his name was never going to get him back , even if they wrote it hundreds of times in the most beautiful book in the world . |
| 29 | But she knew that telling things the way you wanted them to be rather than the way they were did n't change anything for longer than the moment of the lie . |
| 30 | She was still exhausted from the night before , shattered from trying to keep up her bravado with Steve , trying not to let slip what she knew and trying to sound enthusiastic over Steve 's business plans for the future which she knew with a certainty she wanted no part of . |