Example sentences of "she knew this " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knew this pose showed her slim fingers to advantage . |
| 2 | She would rather talk to Pilade though she knew this was only a sophisticated way of talking to herself . |
| 3 | It was as if , thought Henry , she wished to have nothing to do with the dispute she knew this word would provoke . |
| 4 | I could hear her breath go , as if she knew this was the beginning of the end . |
| 5 | I 'd rather taken against this woman — she was frightfully solid and know-it-all and not funny , you know — and to be difficult I asked her how she knew this , thinking that she would quote out of some boring manual or other . |
| 6 | Even his appearance annoyed Benny , although she knew this was unreasonable . |
| 7 | While waiting for her passengers as they inspected isolated gun-sites on windswept clifftops and rocky promontories , Liza was urged by her passengers to switch on the car engine to keep herself warm , however much she knew this procedure to be frowned upon by her direct superiors at Command Headquarters . |
| 8 | Love flared through her , she felt desire and sadness too because she knew this was a fleeting moment . |
| 9 | She knew this from the hushed voices of the nursery staff and from the comings and goings far below her in the great house . |
| 10 | She knew this hedge well , having jumped it both ways innumerable times . |
| 11 | She knew this about him ; how ? |
| 12 | Alice , with a thousand terrible things to say about her father , kept them back , because she loved Jim , loved his helplessness , his vulnerability , and her own part in alleviating these wounds ; because she knew this man , or boy he was twenty-two — was really sweet , had a sweet gentle warmth in him ; and she knew that a spell of happiness , of success , would transform him . |
| 13 | She knew this time that she was probably still alive , but it did n't feel like it . |
| 14 | Probably she was , but she knew this side of the company belonged to her husband and any involvement on her part would seem to him an interference . |
| 15 | She knew this hall well , with its huge fire and its marbled floor . |
| 16 | Oh yes , she knew this place , she remembered it , she could recognize all the details . |
| 17 | She knew this with a sickness and sadness that could manifest only as a cold feeling , a dead feeling inside her . |
| 18 | She knew this was unreasonable of her . |
| 19 | Deep down , in some tiny corner of her mind untouched by this scorching , debilitating heat , she knew this was madness , yet she seemed powerless to resist as his mouth moved back to hers , hot and urgent , seeking a response she had to give . |
| 20 | She knew this woman had reminded her of Tommy Bellinger ! |
| 21 | It did not matter that it was only the fourth time they had met ; she knew this moment was exceptional in her life and that , while their physical passion might be impulsive and unplanned , it was inescapable . |
| 22 | Then his lips came down on hers and she knew this was what she wanted . |