Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] realise [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 She winced , the force of his brutal remark piercing through her like a sharp knife , the suggestion of other women hurting so badly that she realised with a sick sensation that she was jealous .
2 Anyway , I was congratulated once more and I realised for the first time that I was actually doing some good .
3 She had n't actually intended to go in , but the window display caught her eye and , without thinking , she wandered in , to look , certainly not to buy , until she realised with a pang of guilt , as she gazed at the racks of colourful fashions , that everything in her wardrobe must be hopelessly out of date .
4 She had n't even noticed where they were , but now he was guiding her up some stone steps , and she realised by the background music that they were heading for Pepe 's .
5 She was fanning her cheeks desultorily when she realised with a start that they were pulling off the road and Niall was bringing the car to a halt .
6 She grasped the light covering and was about to throw it off when she realised from the fabric 's texture that her own cotton skirt had been laid over her .
7 Speechless , she glared at him , then felt the colour start back to her cheeks as she realised for the first time what he was dressed in , which was very little indeed .
8 Folly sat up ; then clutched the sheet to her as she realised with a shock that she was naked .
9 But then the near triumphant feeling of satisfaction quickly changed to one of horror , as she realised with a cry that the co-ordination of her limbs was n't what it should be , and she found herself falling heavily and clumsily into the basin of chill water below .
10 Yohan , an old man , was moved to tears as he read a tract , as he realised for the first time how much God loved him .
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