Example sentences of "[verb] she [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 She thought she better buy not only her way into heaven but that of all her husband and relations as well .
2 Was there any more or did she just give you these ?
3 Erm , what did she just say ?
4 Was her decision to play music on a full-time basis thought out — or did she just happen into it ?
5 Was it possible Paula was still alive — and did she even want her to be ?
6 And besides , she thought irritably , did she even want to be on speaking terms with him after the way he had treated her ?
7 At no time , not even vaguely , had such a notion occurred to her , nor did she even think that he was not as other men .
8 Did she even know what Jay felt ?
9 Only then did she briefly introduce herself .
10 Only when Harry warned her that he might collide with a passing vehicle if she continued to do that , did she finally desist .
11 So did she , and w when she said , Have you answered the phone ? did she actually sit and listen to you answer the phone ?
12 Was she actually there and , if so , did she actually eat any of the food ?
13 ‘ What sort of work did she actually do ? ’ asked Julia , still surprised by David 's unusual severity .
14 Did she actually do research ?
15 And where did she actually live then ?
16 Did she actually say that to you , ?
17 Why did she suddenly think of David Kent ?
18 Of course , if she found the right man , and she loved him — Now why did she suddenly think of David Kent ?
19 So why did she suddenly feel so close to tears ?
20 It was an innocuous question , so why did she suddenly feel as if she were facing the Inquisition ?
21 Why did she suddenly start screaming and scratching , and swearing that she 'd get me ? ’
22 ‘ Why did she suddenly decide to go out tonight ?
23 Not until they were drawing near to Moulden did she suddenly reopen , more gently and more directly , the subject of herself .
24 Did she agonizingly miss the faithless Finn who had deserted her for a cross-eyed creature ?
25 Did she then grow impatient , and concerned at the pasty cooling in the wickerwork basket , lighted a candle and bravely set off up the tunnel determined that her daddy would have a hot meal ?
26 So why did she now feel this frightening apprehension — a deep , numbing fear of what lay ahead ?
27 Did she only feel good because of the unexpected fillip of her highly attractive anonymous new neighbour ?
28 Her expression remained enigmatic , and it was quickly noticed that not once did she publicly smile or acknowledge the man who was now her husband .
29 Only then did she fully realise that if she had been five minutes later the watchers keeping a lookout for a stray boy might , tomorrow , have been hauling ashore the sodden body of Gus Hambro .
30 Yet why , with such skin , such eyes , and that good mouthful of teeth , did she still appear so very plain ?
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