Example sentences of "[conj] she 'd [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inside it was cool and restful , with honey-coloured stone tiles covering a huge entrance hall , where she 'd promptly dropped her suitcase and flight-bag and made a dive for the kitchen and the fridge to quench her raging thirst . |
| 2 | She looked towards the bag , where she 'd lovingly wrapped the two priceless items , believing them to be precious — but only because they 'd belonged to her beloved father . |
| 3 | This was a problem that merited expert advice , and , although she 'd only met the personnel director once before , she 'd liked him . |
| 4 | He had certainly researched Grantham and Marsh and the testimonial Sebastian had purportedly given her was in line with the high regard in which she had been told she was held by the company , although she 'd hardly expected to be given such a glowing recommendation . |
| 5 | She 'd always preferred French cricket , although she 'd naturally never told Stephen that . |
| 6 | Ace in particular seemed genuinely interested in her work and , although she 'd never really been fooled into thinking his life was a hedonistic round of pleasure apart from risking his life sixteen weekends a year , she was quite surprised at the dedication he displayed in keeping fit and the work he put in behind the scenes . |
| 7 | There was a spattering of noise at her window that could only be thrown gravel , although she 'd never heard the sound before . |
| 8 | Kate had been so taken up with her own affairs that she 'd rather forgotten Ace 's part in the drama . |
| 9 | Kate had been so busy looking around the room that she 'd rather forgotten why they had entered it in the first place . |
| 10 | Choosing to turn a blind eye to the unlikely drama that was unfolding a few feet in front of her , she merely expressed her gratitude for the imitation topaz bangle that she 'd just unwrapped , before turning on her heels and heading downstairs to catch the special seasonal episode of Crossroads . |
| 11 | She was blonde and doll-faced , but her blue eyes gave the impression that she 'd just about seen everything , and rather more than was healthy for so short a life . |
| 12 | Alina was holding onto the door , because the six steps that she 'd taken to reach it had almost been enough to exhaust her ; Belov dusted off his hands and came over to her now , and he took her by the shoulders and turned her around and steered her back toward the bed that she 'd just left . |
| 13 | She 'd probably looked around the flat and compared it with the two shabby and incomplete rooms that she 'd just left , and the first foundations of the barrier would have been laid . |
| 14 | In the end I went to the police and found that she 'd just reported that he was missing . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Why ? ’ she demanded , finally deciding that she 'd just been insulted . |
| 16 | But now she admitted that she 'd simply been unaffected by them . |
| 17 | In fact the prospect of hosting a dinner party was so fraught with terrors that she 'd probably started to get drunk for it the night before . |
| 18 | The fact that she 'd already told the police did n't matter . |
| 19 | For a moment she could n't think what he meant , then she remembered with dismay that she 'd already asked him to join her and Elaine and a few of the island friends they 'd made on the new power-boat Stephen had treated them to as the hotel neared completion . |
| 20 | The ‘ or else ’ was a possibility that she 'd already considered and decided to embrace , if it came . |
| 21 | In some ways Donaldson realised that it was he that was actually doing all the learning-Bobo was using a vocabulary that she 'd already acquired , whilst he was struggling to adapt himself to it . |
| 22 | But , as she trailed after him into their own bedroom , leaning against the door while he quickly packed his case , she realised that she 'd already lost him . |
| 23 | Once again the tenuous thought that she 'd previously failed to grasp hovered like a wraith on the verge of her consciousness . |
| 24 | He 'd lost weight , his eyes were staring and red as if they 'd been rolled in grit , and his clothes hung on him like a scarecrow 's ; it was almost as if , in the course of the past few weeks , he 'd been drained of the zest and the energy and the sense of confidence that she 'd steadily been picking up . |
| 25 | She was still feeling somewhat shaken an hour later — she was going to Prague — and with Ven ! — when suddenly she realised that she 'd barely moved since that phone call . |
| 26 | Was he worried that she 'd finally found her proof that he was hand in glove with Harry Martin ? |
| 27 | With a start of shame she realised that she 'd scarcely paid her sister a moment 's thought since entering the gardens . |
| 28 | She moved back a step , after discovering that she 'd unknowingly moved closer to him than was socially acceptable . |
| 29 | She had a fine , strong man , power that she 'd never had before , respect and position as Lady of Duart . |
| 30 | The miracle , if that is what it had been , was something that she 'd never discussed with anyone . |