Example sentences of "she [vb past] [verb] [pron] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried to see herself through this man 's eyes , to relive the last couple of hours from his point of view . |
| 2 | As a child , even though my parents were divorced and my mother did n't have much money , I would scream and shout whenever she tried to put me in some of my sister 's hand-me-downs . |
| 3 | But she 'd blown it with that acidic little crack . |
| 4 | No doubt there was some poor woman in Australia with whom he 'd become involved and from whom he 'd run away when she 'd presented him with some difficult situation . |
| 5 | They would all be returning to town in the autumn to meet some sons of good families in Riba ; she 'd been saving for years , money from the pigeons , money from the cheeses , the almonds , her mother 's money when she died — may she rest in peace and perpetual light shine on her — she 'd hidden it from that villainous landlord who 'd strip everyone of their surplus if he knew how much they 'd hoarded , but they 'd never find out , the folk were far too tight to let anyone know , and he , Davide , must not breathe a word . |
| 6 | She 'd suspected it for some time , but last week had seen it for herself . |
| 7 | She 'd seen him with another woman when he was supposed to be away at a conference . |
| 8 | I think it was a car that she 'd had for was well looked after her dad used to see to it for her but it was she 'd had it for some years and she was always poodling about in you see . |
| 9 | Even knowing she looked ridiculous , she 'd enjoyed it after that first entrance , had loved being on a stage again , singing with the company . |
| 10 | She 'd chosen it for that reason — and because it was the colour of wine . |
| 11 | She 'd taken him from the town and the friends that he knew and she 'd brought him to this great , dusty mausoleum of a place where he did n't even like to run around because the echo of his footsteps sounded too much like someone faceless who was following too close . |
| 12 | Before his arrival she endeavoured to prepare herself for all exigencies , but this was difficult to do because she had no idea what sort of a man he was going to be . |
| 13 | What sort of girl she was , how she came to do something like this — ’ |
| 14 | Which is how she came to find herself in such an embarrassing position . |
| 15 | She turned to say something about this to Caspar and then stopped and listened , because now — yes , surely — there was the faint eerily beautiful singing of the sidh . |
| 16 | Fabia was still wondering if she needed to add anything to that when , as a complete switch , and taking her totally off guard , Ven threw the abrupt question , ‘ Are you married ? ’ |
| 17 | Finest of all , however , is Callas in the Finale of Cenerentola , whose identification with whatever she sang puts her beyond all authenticist arguments . |
| 18 | She managed to disengage herself from this unwanted lover and ran into a house — which unfortunately turned out to be one of ill-repute . |
| 19 | She ached to remind him of all the wasted evenings with prospective investors : the long , boring meals with pompous bankers and their dull , provincial wives . |
| 20 | Or possibly she had seen nothing at all , and it was pure fantasy . |
| 21 | She had seen something in those dark tragic eyes , something akin to the anguish betrayed now in Tyler 's . |
| 22 | She had seen it in any case and she was not Sairellen Thackray who would look down her granite nose at him and sneer . |
| 23 | She had seen none of this glamorous life ; she had seldom even been to smart restaurants , let alone banquets and star-studded receptions . |
| 24 | She had shot him for all the things he had done to her and her husband , shot him because , in the end , she still loved him , and it made his ultimate betrayal all the harder to bear . |
| 25 | The ‘ magic ’ as she had called it in those exciting days when it had all begun , had become a curse . |
| 26 | I could almost feel sorry for her , she had gotten herself into such a false position . |
| 27 | Aunt Margaret poured fresh tea from a brown earthenware , Sunday-school treat pot that was so heavy she had to lift it with both hands . |
| 28 | When he handled her breasts they were tender ; she had noticed it for some time . |
| 29 | She had liked him in those days and some of that liking still remained , resented , only half-acknowledged , but bound up with memories of sunlit walks in Port Meadow , luncheon and laughter in Hugo 's rooms , with the years of hope and promise . |
| 30 | Her heart beat crazily within her as she recalled that the last time she 'd seen him she had hit him with all her might — and from the look of fury on his face he was not easily going to forgive her ! |