Example sentences of "she [verb] what the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was when Lizzy was sipping her cider that she realised what the man with the leather jacket was doing . |
| 2 | And then she realised what the porter was really asking her . |
| 3 | The moment she came to the top step , she realised what the matter was . |
| 4 | As this thing got near the end obviously making for her side , away from the door , she realised what the round blob was — ; it was the nub of the umbrella they had bought their daughter . |
| 5 | Her tone grew colder as she realized what the sergeant meant . |
| 6 | She can do this because she understands what the enquirer is saying . |
| 7 | She estimated what the size of the labour force in the United States would have been in 1960 by making two assumptions : ( a ) if death rates had not declined since 1900 , the labour force would have been over 13 million less in 1960 ; ( b ) if death rates had declined from 1900–1920 but remained the same level after that , the labour force would have been 6 million smaller in 1960 . |
| 8 | And er oh she says to m She could n't did n't speak Welsh but she told what the old man told her in that shop there . |
| 9 | Now she seems to have little pain , and little hunger , although she takes what the boy gives her , and today , we have improved upon that . |
| 10 | She knew what the sensible course of action was . |
| 11 | With a comprehension not entirely formed , she knew what the expression ‘ having an affair ’ meant , though the details of what her mother and Mr Stacey actually did together were hazy . |
| 12 | Now , she knew what the sting in the tail would be . |
| 13 | She knew what the child had meant , saying he had devils in him . |
| 14 | She had seen the little plastic bowls of grey water at the back of the hot-dog stall in which the woman rinsed her horrible cloth ; she knew what the lavatories in the park were like . |
| 15 | Now she knew what the heat meant . |
| 16 | She knew what the singing in the air had been and her arms crept around his neck as he drew her closer still . |
| 17 | She knew what the question was and her eyes held no fear , only need . |
| 18 | A second later she knew what the sound was , for having heard her too , the most beautiful Dobermann suddenly came tearing round the side of the house and charged full pelt at her . |
| 19 | But then she remembered what the wise old turtle had told her about putting herself in the dog 's place , and doing what she would want to have done to her . |
| 20 | She remembered what the fat one had said about Mallachy 's hands . |
| 21 | about ten now and they 're all in this white ones are metric , she said what the hell 's this she said , I mean I 've had it thirty four , five years something like that , forty years |
| 22 | What did she care what the Princesse thought , as long as she helped her . |
| 23 | She considered what the previous night meant to her : two acts of ‘ love ’ in the space of seven hours . |
| 24 | She wondered what the coat 's first owner was wearing now . |
| 25 | She wondered what the hospital would do with him . |
| 26 | She wondered what the advertising people had in mind for her and hoped it would n't be anything too drastic . |
| 27 | She wondered what the two men were talking about . |
| 28 | Bleakly she wondered what the relationship was between them . |
| 29 | When she explained what the kidnappers were after and asked if he had any idea where or what the document might be , his reply was predictably negative . |