Example sentences of "she 'd [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 She 'd checked the impulse when she realised that since Travis was being man enough not to ask that of her she really could not interfere , only for Rosemary to reiterate all she had told Travis before .
2 Somehow , once again , she 'd handled the situation badly .
3 She 'd circled the block until she 'd found the side alley where the stage door was located , and then after hiding her bag in a dark spot behind a big wheeled trash hopper she 'd turned around and headed back to the coffee shop .
4 She 'd lit the range earlier intending to cook later .
5 She 'd done the photo session of couture gowns as well , of course , clicking away dutifully with those other photographers who were being dictated to by their fashion editors .
6 When most of the dancers had set off for home , and Lucy had given Josie reason to assume that she 'd done the same , she sat in one of the empty offices for a while and then returned to the wardrobe department .
7 It was alright when she 'd done the round they could , they could er bring them out again then , but not until then .
8 He had carried her along on the groundswell of his own forceful personality , but now that the ride was over she had time to wonder if she 'd done the right thing .
9 So far , she 'd done the absolute minimum necessary to allow herself to camp in the house overnight .
10 Once they reached the canal bank , however , Robbie had no doubt that she 'd done the right thing .
11 Loretta put down the phone with a sense of unease , wondering if she 'd done the right thing .
12 If she 'd done the job herself she 'd doubtless by now be sporting more paint then the ceiling , but he 'd managed to avoid almost all the splashes .
13 Before she set off the following morning , she 'd visited the Maison du Vin , which was housed in a former medieval monastery .
14 What made him think she 'd visited the palazzo before ?
15 She 'd lavished the new moisturiser on her face , outlined her mouth with a muted pink lipstick , and for the finishing touch gathered her hair into a loose knot on top of her head with a length of black velvet purchased along with the cosmetics .
16 She 'd denied the charge .
17 She could have tried the blackmail approach on the Saturday afternoon ; then , when Steen cut up rough , she realized she 'd overstepped the mark and brought in Charles as a go-between to patch things up .
18 She 'd moved the furniture around at the manor , he 'd noticed , and got rid of Amabel 's chintz chair covers by the look of it .
19 She 'd said the right thing .
20 For a minute Isabel thought she 'd said the words aloud , or that fitzAlan had .
21 And immediately wondered if she 'd said the right thing , for Lubor wasted no time in asking , ‘ And what are you going to do today ? ’
22 Thank God she 'd locked the door .
23 When she 'd poured the tea she said she must go out soon — " It gets dark so early this time of year " — and started to potter about the room getting dressed .
24 Twice she 'd begun to tell Marlin about the meeting in and outside Bloomingdales ; twice she 'd re-channelled the conversation at the last moment , unable to face his benign condescension .
25 I watched her until she 'd unlocked the side door of the big house and turned on a light .
26 Then he was back in the car and moving away almost before she 'd unlocked the door .
27 She 'd rang the police and they had n't heard of any .
28 When Dad had eaten his tea I heard him ask Mum if she 'd kept the payments up on the insurance policy .
29 She 'd swapped the pareo for white bermudas and a loose navy and white striped T-shirt to keep the scorching sun off her shoulders .
30 She 'd covered the table with a snow-white cloth , and she lit a seven branched olive candelabra .
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