Example sentences of "[subord] she [verb] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He knew that he 'd been close , but then somehow it had all slipped away from him ; when Alina had n't come out and the three of them had finally gone into the building , it was to find incomprehension from the woman who lived alone and an empty flat where she said she 'd gone for help . |
| 2 | Oh , she had a pretty good idea : she only needed to go back to Felix Road or even Nelson Close , where she said she lived , to find out . |
| 3 | There was no tea break but Mr John and a woman , who she thought might have been a chaperone , would go into a little room at the end , where she fancied they had a nip or two . |
| 4 | Primaflora remained standing still , although she knew she had blanched . |
| 5 | She loathed herself for such pettiness , but she was so helplessly without any control over their relationship that pride or all that remained of it demanded that she administer these little pricks to his satisfaction , although she knew she had no hope of succeeding in puncturing it properly . |
| 6 | He had kept his word — although she knew there had been times when he was sorely tempted to ask her the questions that must have played on his mind . |
| 7 | Ace thought of it as some sort of insect , although she knew it had too many legs . |
| 8 | Daisy let Arthur pay for the funeral , although she knew he had no money . |
| 9 | He did not answer , although she knew he had heard her . |
| 10 | Although she felt she had settled down a lot since her last release from prison , she was still having difficulties coping with the day-to-day strain and isolation of being a single parent . |
| 11 | The latter was now staring at the Van Gogh boats and the milky sea and sky through poppy-scarlet lenses , which Frederica thought was perverse , although she wished she had the courage to ask for a moment to put them on , to see all this . |
| 12 | She would just about do , although she wished she had been able to wear high heels . |
| 13 | I thought she 'd be shocked but she was n't , although she said she thought I should try to forget him because it would only mean unhappiness for me . ’ |
| 14 | And almost immediately she wished she had n't . |
| 15 | It took more courage than she knew she possessed to follow him . |
| 16 | Got on one tube and that broke down from the end of she 's at Liverpool Street then she had to go different end to Oxford Street , but she ended up in Charing Cross then she got on another tube line at Charing Cross and then that broke down , so she said it took hours , then she gave a taxi , had to get a taxi back to Oxford Street and , and from Oxford Street back to Waterloo and it 's four pound and he gave her a change for a tenner instead , and she gave him a twenty pound note but , you know she 's absolutely haggard , so I said it 's just as well she can have a cup of tea before she goes , I just told her briefly about that so , erm , Carla 's a bit late ai n't she ? |
| 17 | It was a miracle she had n't broken any ribs , but she could breathe without pain , so she knew she had n't . |
| 18 | A friend of a friend had recently married through Dateline so she thought it seemed worth a try . |
| 19 | Once she said she said |
| 20 | The reading had fully revealed a fact which she had dimly apprehended before but lacked the courage to confront until she saw it reflected in the mirror of the spread . |
| 21 | Lindsey could feel the steady build-up of desire until she knew she had to break away . |
| 22 | Maui claimed to lose it , so she offered him each of her fingers and toes , one by one , until she realised she had been tricked . |
| 23 | He was regarding her with unnerving concentration , until she felt she wanted to duck down under the water , fearing her swimsuit was see-through or something … |
| 24 | Whenever she thought of James Halden a shameful wave of physical longing washed over her until she remembered he had used her and discarded her . |
| 25 | She was horrified until she guessed he had lit a cigarette . |
| 26 | Cos she said what happened was he said |
| 27 | I said no Julie I said I have n't I said I would tell you cos I said I , she said to me do ring me and let me know , and I said I said I would and I will , I said no cos I did n't tell her when it were you see , so I said it 's this week coming and I 'll ring you this on Monday , so she said oh it was only , cos she said I saw Deb and Deb wondered , I thought yeah I bet she did she would |
| 28 | Cos she said she thought , you know , they needed to be a bit older . |
| 29 | cos she said she 'd just bought a flat |
| 30 | I must just tell you this , Laura did make me laugh , cos she said she stood up and she said , I 'm gon na give my talk about cats so I said , fine . |