Example sentences of "she [vb past] [subord] [verb] " 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 | She made the kind of face she made when tasting sour milk . |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | Mrs Thatcher resisted attempts by Brussels to promote a Community-wide Social Charter , which she regarded as introducing ‘ socialism by the back door ’ . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Even more valuable has been the friendship and help she found while attending a young women 's support group . |
| 10 | " 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 . |
| 11 | She ate as directed by Taggy , and made no fuss when that dame looked after her much as she had herself done for her deceased employer — nursing her and acting as lady 's maid , and combing out her troublesome copper hair , until Theda felt strong enough to perform this office for herself . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Blade Star is famous for her enormous breasts which she displayed while stripping , her affair with the Governor of Tennessee or her enormous feet ? |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | I asked Kerry how she decided whether to write on her own or with another person . |
| 17 | She gained some 25lb ( 11kg ) in weight during pregnancy , half of which she lost whilst breast-feeding for six months . |
| 18 | She debated whether to reach the wherry by going through the Cathedral grounds and over the footbridge — the prettier way — or whether to use over the traffic bridge in front of the market square . |
| 19 | Stretching to ease tired muscles , she debated whether to go for a swim in the pool or opt for a long soak in a warm scented bath . |
| 20 | She debated whether to sit down on the carpet for a while but shook herself and rang the bell . |
| 21 | She wasted little time in starting to eat , her quick brain turning over alternative scenarios as she debated whether to show herself to the Carlisle Flint team , or disappear quietly to her room . |
| 22 | but , erm it might of taken longer than what she thought as regards her London ends you see |
| 23 | She died whilst living with her granddaughter in Rhode Island in 1840 . |
| 24 | It worked and for the next half hour she was able to quiz the woman whom she saw as having stolen her happiness on every aspect of her life . |
| 25 | Twenty years on , the phrases which she saw as indicating a deformation of values have become commonplace in the Thatcherite academy , where contemplation is regarded as idleness , rather than the other way round , and Leavis 's abominated ‘ technologico-Benthamism ’ is firmly in the saddle . |
| 26 | Jocelyne Saab , on the other hand , took issue with the question itself , which she saw as confined to the typically limited preoccupations of White , Western , middle-class feminists . |
| 27 | He was aware of how professional he must appear to her in his preparations for what she saw as killing and which he had been trained to see as protection of the innocent . |
| 28 | She eloped while visiting London . |
| 29 | Although their protection was n't evident Millie was conscious of it , and there were times when she felt as hemmed in as she had done during that tortured year or more when guarded by the sisters . |
| 30 | Her frustrated jumping , which sent her thick , straight , dark hair — Anna 's hair — flying up and down like dog 's ears , was no more than a maddened expression of how she felt when reminded of school , of a world where she was doomed to remain odd . |