Example sentences of "[v-ing] [that] she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her heart sank at the sight of fresh blood on the bandage , but she set about unwinding the strip of linen , praying that she had not opened up fitzAlan 's wound too badly in her frantic efforts to escape . |
| 2 | ‘ Never mind , ’ called McAllister , ‘ needs must … ’ and wobbled down Vetch Street , praying that she arrived at her destination in one piece , the balance of the wretched thing being all wrong , especially with the overloaded basket at the front . |
| 3 | And erm , it s it seems to be an entirely er rational position for any public politician , for instance , Mrs Thatcher before the seventy-nine election , denying that she had any plans to double V A T , or Mr Major denying some of the plans for raising taxes that we 've come up with , or indeed denying plans to privatise the forestry commission . |
| 4 | There was no denying that she 'd caught his interest . |
| 5 | ‘ Your wife is Guy 's sister ? ’ asked Isabel , in her curiosity not even noticing that she had used fitzAlan 's given name . |
| 6 | On May 23 she issued a statement announcing that she had declined to accept the party presidency . |
| 7 | When Jennifer rushed in at 7.15 , explaining that she had caught the bus home , Sue , her flatmate , raised her eyebrows . |
| 8 | My aunt was explaining that she had come up to visit me . |
| 9 | She unpacked her suitcase , explaining that she had , on this occasion , brought none of her ‘ little delicacies ’ with her . |
| 10 | Harriet 's explaining that she gives a service , something about helping people realize their dreams . |
| 11 | A doctor jilted by a nurse took revenge by falsely diagnosing that she had the Aids virus . |
| 12 | He was simply checking that she had considered all the angles before reaching her decision to go . |
| 13 | When she 'd finished she got her bag and anorak , checking that she had enough in her purse for bus fare , and let herself out the kitchen door . |
| 14 | She pulled the zip of her bag shut and glanced around the room , checking that she had n't forgotten anything she would need . |
| 15 | But Georgie then pulled a master-stroke by revealing that she had a talent for automatic writing . |
| 16 | Crown counsel informed defence counsel of an inconsistency between the sister 's testimony and her first statement without showing him that statement or revealing that she had made a second statement confirming the first statement in that respect . |
| 17 | ‘ Barney 's as thrilled as I am , ’ Cara replied , revealing that she had phoned him as soon as she 'd read her mail . |
| 18 | Her robe hung open , revealing that she wore only a brief pair of panties . |
| 19 | A double page spread appeared in the Mail , featuring Beattie 's real mother , Zelma , in her house in Hull , and revealing that she prefers to use Mercury as it 's cheaper . |
| 20 | It was like being in the room with Miss Trimm yet again confiding that she 'd mothered another Jesus Christ . |
| 21 | Just in time she stopped herself from confiding that she 'd almost forgotten how to dance . |
| 22 | The Baroness remained impermeable throughout it all , quite untouchable , maintaining that she did not murder Dale and that the fraud was misunderstood . |
| 23 | ‘ Important to whom — to Master Peachey ? ’ demanded Anne , thereby suggesting that she held the opinions of their tutor in contempt . |
| 24 | ‘ Methinks I should contrive to send her a message , suggesting that she pays me another visit . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Can I get it for you ? ’ he said , seeing that she had settled into a chair . |
| 26 | Personally , I think it was a merciful release both for my aunt and for my Uncle Félix , seeing that she had been a helpless invalid for so long . |
| 27 | The presentation had been quite an unnecessary proceeding , as she and Uncle Orrin Tunstall had agreed , seeing that she had met and known both the King and Queen since she was ten years old and had first visited England with her mama and papa . |
| 28 | I remember looking into Mrs Monro 's face and seeing that she looked concerned and being surprised . |
| 29 | Lucenzo detached himself from the crowd and ran up the stairs two at a time , seeing that she 'd frozen . |
| 30 | Unlike Princess Julie , the rest of the family spent their time in repeating malicious gossip about Eugénie 's past life , hinting that she had a more than dubious reputation , but their attitude in no way influenced the Emperor , except perhaps in a contrary sense . |