Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] she had " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where once she had dithered over choosing a suit for a new day at school , now imminence brought her fast to action — at least in the short term . |
| 2 | Where once she had been desperate not to miss Johnny , now it seemed that she was fearful at the thought of meeting him . |
| 3 | Where once she had felt secure she now felt alone . |
| 4 | He introduced a sense of subtlety and freedom into her drawings where previously she had only mimicked the technique applied to etching or engraving . |
| 5 | More and more she was acting like a bitch ; more than once she had to restrain the urge to hit out at him , punch him in his good-looking , smarmy face , especially when she would come upon him in the drawing-room sitting holding her great-gran 's hand , stroking it gently as if it were a cat , and that old woman sitting there and , like a cat , lapping it up . |
| 6 | She could feel a joy greater than any she had known gently bubbling inside her . |
| 7 | She was vaguely aware of the irony of seeking safety from the man who threatened a danger far greater than any she had ever faced , but she pressed closer — needing him , wanting him , longing for him to hold her forever . |
| 8 | A tyre like a truck 's loomed up a little way away in the gloom , but it was far more knobbly than any she had seen . |
| 9 | If only she had been less direct in her approach , he might have managed something . |
| 10 | If only she had come in shouting ‘ What 's this ? ’ and chucked the lot at him , he would have felt something had been achieved . |
| 11 | If only she had stopped Jack in his tracks , at least made scenes , made a fuss , however mildly accused him , on the occasion of the first girl ! |
| 12 | If only she had been a bit more accommodating , a bit more enthusiastic . |
| 13 | If only she had £6.5 billion . |
| 14 | If only — the thought came for the first time — if only she had stayed with Papa ! |
| 15 | If only she had shown such dedication as a tennis player . |
| 16 | If only she had realized in time what was happening . |
| 17 | And because she wanted to know more , she wanted to find out all there was to find out about this dark , ancient stronghold that her ancestors had known , at times she stole out from her bedchamber after nightfall and stood listening to the night rustlings and the soft settling of the old , old timbers ( and the footsteps ? did n't she still hear the footsteps every night ? ) and thought that if only she knew the right words , or if only she had the power , she could summon the enchantments and lay bare the secrets and understand this place . |
| 18 | If only she had seen him come into the shop — but she always seemed to miss him . |
| 19 | Obscurely , she felt that if only she had known before things might have been different , but then common sense told her that yes , things might have been different : probably they would have been worse . |
| 20 | If only she had realised , on that first morning when she had seen Luke crossing the reception area of Woodline Design , that he would make such a shattering impact upon her , then she might have walked away . |
| 21 | If only she had time . |
| 22 | If only she had flowers … |
| 23 | If only she had listened more often to her voices , how much better things would have turned out to be . |
| 24 | If only she had looked more closely at his eyes . |
| 25 | Her enormous grey eyes ( they would have been rather striking if only she had used some make-up ) were staring at him with the expression of a trapped rabbit . |
| 26 | If only she had a comb and some make-up . |
| 27 | If only she had been able to evade her pursuer sooner . |
| 28 | Oh , if only she had her car . |
| 29 | If so she had learned very little . |
| 30 | She had asked her mother for something to eat over and over again , until finally she had decided to get it herself . |