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

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1 She felt guilty , but she could say with a clear conscience that her business was so demanding that she hardly had time to think of Northumberland although , in truth , as her successes and problems in Italy had increased , there seemed less and less reason to return to Nora .
2 I suddenly realised that she really did n't want to lose me .
3 Suddenly realising that she no longer had their attention , and that they were both listening to a woman 's voice loudly exclaiming from outside , she lamely tailed off .
4 Theda decided , so relieved that she barely took in the poor quality of his attire , thinking only that the delay must have been made more acceptable to him by a lengthy sojourn in the tap-room .
5 His face was an arrangement of harsh lines so discouraging that she almost lost her nerve and backed out .
6 ‘ I would be delighted to design the flowers for your wedding … | ’ The daydream was so engrossing that she almost did n't see the man and the girl struggling on the pavement opposite .
7 Ana cantered to the side and began a beautifully controlled walk to circle the barn , the horse stepping high and stately , back again to the beautiful dancing movement , and Maggie was so entranced that she never moved .
8 Her passion leapt to meet his , and she clung to him , her mouth dragging on his in a meeting so inflamed that she almost lost consciousness as dizziness swept through her brain .
9 ‘ No , ’ she denied numbly , a hectic flush along her cheekbones , because she had just discovered that she also needed a man she could fight with , cross swords with .
10 I asked her how she knew and she just said that she always thought that it was obvious .
11 Judith had once confided that she too had an uncertain grasp of the past , though she 'd been drunk at the time , and had denied it vehemently when he 'd raised the subject again .
12 her lips curled in a smile , and Patrick wondered if she knew what effect she was having on him — and then realized that she probably did .
13 Back at her place she offered him a large whisky and then said that she just had to slip into the bedroom to see to a few things .
14 Then Adam quietly explained that she no longer had a job .
15 A small pulse began to throb erratically in the hollow of her throat and she ruefully decided that she just was n't used to waking up and being confronted with a virile man in the process of getting dressed .
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