Example sentences of "[vb past] she [vb past] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 One knitter I know who found she 'd created this situation ( inadvertently , she admitted ) solved the problem by knitting epaulettes .
2 From the glimpses he 'd caught he believed she 'd had slight curves — he would n't have fancied her otherwise .
3 Heather hit the headlines last week when we revealed she had dumped several pairs of her husband 's old socks , only to learn later he had hidden £500 in the sole of one .
4 Mr Goldring claimed she had injected one baby with potassium .
5 Mrs Theresa Briscoe , a widow with a farm within 500 yards of the mine told the Irish Times that since the mine opened she had lost four horses and some fifty cattle and sheep to lead poisoning .
6 But when they discovered she planned to marry fellow student Willie Armour , they gave the prize to a young man in the year below .
7 Later we discovered she had hit some obstruction and lost an engine — hence her strange behaviour .
8 From this , Mrs Lamport discovered she had misread one name and her researches into Mrs Piggott were scrapped while she took up the new challenge in the name of Mrs Pigou , a theatre-goer of French origin .
9 He had been unpopular in the city since an inquiry in 1321 which led to the curbing of the city 's liberties ; the citizens had probably helped Mortimer to escape from the Tower , and Froissart , who was a Hainaulter himself and may have written on good authority , said that even before Isabella landed she had received secret assurances of support from them .
10 Christie herself confessed she expected to get 10 years .
11 Although Tamar responded with a laugh , she had a feeling of guilt , deep within , to think that her visits were so infrequent that her mother feared she had brought bad news .
12 As for Annie Murphy , whose life the Irish papers say has been threatened , if she returns , Mr Hudson felt she had showed great courage .
13 Molly felt she had lost all control of the situation and was only anxious to withdraw from it .
14 She felt she had found two friends .
15 She felt she had earned this amount of entertainment .
16 Theodora felt she 'd had enough surprises .
17 She knew she had visited heavy housework upon herself because of her attitude .
18 She knew she had drunk more wine than was wise .
19 She knew she had seen this man not just in the fog , but in the Rockingham public house .
20 God knew she had had enough practice in ten years of policing .
21 When she married she continued to use these techniques although they were no longer relevant in a relationship which required different skills , but for her , this was a foreign country .
22 Mrs Cass , who was in a wheelchair in court and had breaks to be given oxygen , said she had suffered four heart attacks since the RSPCA became involved with her dogs .
23 Because of this she felt generous and said she had realised some time ago that a really beautiful man was very much more beautiful than the most beautiful woman , and was n't that interesting .
24 At one stage , she said she had experienced some conflict ‘ like being in two places at once ’ but soon realized that her real attachment was to her adoptive parents .
25 Mrs Lamb said she had expected tougher action .
26 Alyson , of Hazel Court , Middlesbrough , said she had had minor illnesses , but had always gone to school .
27 She got a lodger and she , the lodger said she 'd made five phone calls .
28 Councillor Joan Wade , of Stockton Borough Council , said she wanted to reassure senior citizens in the Stockton area that they can still use their passes to get to Langburgh .
29 Risley Employee communications clerk Pat Hunt , who helped organise BNFL 's response to the appeal , said she wanted to thank all employees who generously donated spectacles and also the site collectors for their help .
30 She pushed her hands deeper in her pockets and wished she had worn heavier gloves .
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