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

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31 It began when she decided she needed new curtains for her front room .
32 It was obvious that they , too , had realised what a professional job it was , something reflected in their searching questions as to whether she thought she had any enemies .
33 She thought he welcomed some time alone .
34 She made a lot of conventional noises , of course ; she had to because you ca n't have Rose and Grace getting any sillier than they are already and they might have taken it into their heads to copy you , but I could see she thought you had real spirit .
35 She knew they had different fathers and she knew that in each case there was only a certain number of possibilities , but beyond that all was obscure .
36 It was not that she was parsimonious or disapproving of alcohol , simply that she knew it had adverse side-effects on Liza and , not being much of a drinker herself , she only kept a small supply in the house .
37 It was that same song from the Dietrich film she had watched at Rocamar , and as she sang she found new depths in the words .
38 She saw him rub one hand across his forehead , as if wiping away perspiration .
39 She saw him flick ice-blue eyes over her slender figure and immediately felt a surge of self-consciousness .
40 She did n't know whether it was from the night that she had overheard his conversation with her mother in the bedroom , or when she saw him fling that shovel at the young man who , she knew , could have felled him with one blow , that she had lost all respect for him .
41 She sent me to fetch two cups , and told me then to go to my own tea .
42 She felt him press cold plastic into her hand , but she also felt the tingle of warmth from his fingers .
43 With a further three she felt she had sufficient evidence to suggest that she could have supported the client at home but was overruled by others .
44 Sales director David Nelsey added : ‘ She felt he had total disrespect for women . ’
45 She felt herself flush deep red to her hair .
46 Instead , she felt herself flush deep red as she started to withdraw , trying to calculate her chances if she made a run for the exit instead of the changing room .
47 At first neither Ceauşescu 's guards and officials nor the older professional participants in the display wanted to let the young woman take part , but she did nothing to banish any assumption that her surname indicated a relationship with the First Lady .
48 I am sure that had nothing to do with her withdrawal but the way she did it raised more questions than it answered .
49 My mother she cried oh she did she cried all night .
50 She had herself spent several weeks alone in her cottage when she had just bought it and when she returned to mix with people she had found that her vocabulary had deserted her , that without stimulation she had completely lost the art of conversation , had been able only to mutter inanities in monosyllabic form .
51 She says , Ali Carver , she said they 'd been to that last Saturday night with a couple from and she said they paid fifteen pound just them
52 Er and then similarly to that they er were said to seek agreement by Lakehoff she said they used more questions and more tag questions .
53 She said , as you said , they s she said they used less swearing and more please and thank yous .
54 ah she said she saw this fella hitting the wall and hitting the football halfway out in the road , it was fucking me .
55 aye , she said she had some chicken
56 She said she had bad dreams all the time . ’
57 When she 'd finished she said she needed some peace and quiet for a while .
58 She said she wanted more freedom for licensees to decide their opening hours , and believed children would learn about alcohol by going into pubs with their parents .
59 Last night she said he experienced several difficulties when he arrived in England .
60 I 've gone down hill since then , but she said you know these folks are hard when you 've been out of work for a long while , you 've got ta just get back up and fight again , I said , she said and I know how hard that is , but she said you know , if you can get it going and fit and get in , so
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