Example sentences of "[vb past] she [vb pp] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where had she heard that pearl of wisdom ? |
| 2 | Why had she done these things ? |
| 3 | What had she done this time ? |
| 4 | Never — even in South America with all its faults — had she seen human life like this . |
| 5 | Why had she uttered one word ? |
| 6 | But Liz had never mentioned that Ross was so staggeringly good-looking ; nor had she made any reference to his devastating physical impact , although , to be fair , since both she and her cousin had only just finished taking their final college examinations , they 'd hardly been able to spend any time together before the wedding . |
| 7 | Not once had she made any attempt to respond to his initiatives . |
| 8 | And whatever it was she might have said , had she had human words , it spoke of peace , and said they were not enemies . |
| 9 | Never in her whole life before had she experienced such feelings . |
| 10 | How had she known such things ? |
| 11 | Spirited she was , in those days , and she played one boy off against another , teasing , bold , louche , at times wildly immodest , shocking , provoking , drooping a ciggy from her wide wicked lip , dropping her blouse from bare shoulders , playing cards for forfeits , egging them on to experiment with Ouija , inventing naughty messages from the spirit world : how had she known these things , what models had she copied from films she had never seen , what spirit spoke through her , informing her impatient flesh ? |
| 12 | Why had she started this conversation ? |