Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] she [verb] " 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 felt that she should have cared enough to confide in us , where really she cared too much and did n't . |
| 5 | He introduced a sense of subtlety and freedom into her drawings where previously she had only mimicked the technique applied to etching or engraving . |
| 6 | After I was born she put on a lot of weight , and although eventually she lost most of it , my birth was seen as to blame for her weight problem , and throughout my childhood she reminded me of this . |
| 7 | Except suddenly she thought of the receptionist who would normally be at that desk . |
| 8 | She 's now able to walk around the house although outside she has to use a wheelchair . |
| 9 | She saw a skull beneath her skin , but the image meant nothing , although somehow she thought it should . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Only one explanation fitted all the facts , and it was so far-fetched that more than once she dismissed it . |
| 12 | Melissa , struggling to follow the staccato bursts of speech that punctuated their intake of food , was so fascinated by their mannerisms that more than once she lost the thread of what they were saying and had to beg them to speak more slowly , which they did with great good humour and shrieks of tinny laughter . |
| 13 | More than ever she needed to talk to Nick . |
| 14 | Emotion stronger than any she 'd ever previously experienced welled up within her , and overwhelmed her . |
| 15 | Ruth rose too , suddenly held by a despair more absolute than any she 'd yet felt . |
| 16 | She could feel a joy greater than any she had known gently bubbling inside her . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | She 'd taken him literally , although now she questioned whether that had been wise . |
| 20 | Wounded loyalty and dignified pathos were her line on stage , although off-stage she grew increasingly self-assertive . |
| 21 | Oh I do n't know he under , when you that told he understood it a lot more than when she said it and she sort of went all |
| 22 | Your Aunty Margaret 's thinner now than when she got married . |
| 23 | she said she wish 'd had gotten re-married earlier than when she did , so I 'm not quite sure how long it was |
| 24 | Although occasionally she reminds me of Liza at that age . ’ |
| 25 | As you talk , you 'll find she 'll begin to understand the patter , until eventually she begins to attempt to put on her clothes all by herself . |
| 26 | The fantasy lasted until suddenly she thrust it aside . |
| 27 | It was on the tip of Jehan 's tongue to suggest that Alexei was allowing himself to be used only because it suited him ; but it was clear that discussing the subject was making Jehana unhappy , and so he said nothing , sitting quietly beside her until suddenly she got up and went into the house . |
| 28 | If only she drank something other than herb tea . |
| 29 | If only she knew . |
| 30 | Just to talk to Dominic would be enough tonight , if only she knew where he was . |