Example sentences of "she have a [adj] [noun sg] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It irritated her to think that she had n't been doing anything reckless like running to catch a bus ; but she had a private theory that an old person did n't break a hip because she fell , but fell because her hip snapped , after gradual erosion . |
| 2 | Still , she had a sneaking hope that as she 'd reached her lowest ebb , the tide might turn . |
| 3 | She had a sneaking suspicion that she knew why the men had not given up their seats . |
| 4 | By late afternoon she realised he had no intention of returning to the office while she was in it , and she had a strong suspicion that he did not trust her . |
| 5 | ( She had a low voice that held every man in Polruan spellbound . ) |
| 6 | Her temper was caused by the fact that she had a terrible suspicion that what they said was true . |
| 7 | Penelope hardly knew which to choose after this , but decided on brandy ; she had a vague idea that for women port was a rather low-class drink , since they did not — perhaps could not — appreciate it in the rather ritualistic way that men did . |
| 8 | She had not intended to bring this out into the open in quite this way , but she was left with little option , and she had a vague instinct that in the long run it might reap results . |
| 9 | She had a curious feeling that greater good fortune would yet be hers , that she was destined for high places . |
| 10 | As far as she could see there was nothing at all but mountains and she had a nasty feeling that they would be isolated behind them for some considerable time to come . |
| 11 | She had a growing conviction that conventional psychology could not hold all the answers — and that there was a missing link which meant that , very often , people 's problems remained unsolved . |
| 12 | At her worst , on the third night , faint from lack of food , her throat parched with thirst , she had a crazy idea that the storm was singling her out for punishment , was expending its venom to get at her . |
| 13 | Rachel sat there in the back of the Mercedes , unable to give him the stinging retort on her lips because she knew he would do what he promised , and she had a profound fear that the minute he made love to her fully the feelings she was desperately trying to suppress would keel over and completely overwhelm her , leaving her not just vulnerable but absolutely devastated by the reality of what they were . |
| 14 | She had a sudden feeling that if she could only work out how the ecology of Moloch ticked , she would have a vital clue , if not to discovering Ace 's whereabouts , then at least to getting a handle on the vanished aliens . |
| 15 | She had a horrible suspicion that it was far too much of the latter . |
| 16 | He sat back down next to her , but he still did n't look at her , and she had a sinking feeling that he really was going to tell her the truth about Nicole , but it would not be to her liking . |
| 17 | ‘ Did … did you sleep here beside me last night ? ’ she demanded huskily , although she had a sinking feeling that she already knew the answer . |
| 18 | From where she stood , Melissa could see them only in profile , but she had a shrewd idea that they were holding hands and that Dora 's apparent indifference to their presence was concealing a mounting irritation . |
| 19 | In fact , she had a disturbing idea that he might very well hit her back . |
| 20 | She wished she had a stronger conviction that the Infant of Prague might be any earthly use in keeping her son safe on this terrible machine . |