Example sentences of "she [vb past] [conj] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She argued that if the second statement in a pair contained a negative then it would be more natural for the meaning of the two statements to be different , whereas if the two statements were both affirmative it would be more natural for the two statements to have the same meaning . |
| 2 | She added that since the essential requirement for natural justice was missing , the decision to dismiss him must be set aside . |
| 3 | But as Elisabeth stood watching she noticed that where the sea met the shore it broke in lively foam . |
| 4 | A few days later she discovered that although the can was CFC-free , it contained other greenhouse gases . |
| 5 | With a fine disregard for geography she decided that if the Germans came by sea they would land at the Pier Head . |
| 6 | Ignoring his dig , she decided that if the inside was anything like the outside she could bear to wait . |
| 7 | Slogging away at the military hospital , sickened by the pain she saw and more muddled than ever , she decided that when the war was over she would become a tramp . |
| 8 | She knew that although the shop stocked a few overalls and smocks and even some children 's clothes and sheepskin jackets , it was the long dresses with their wonderfully romantic feel and yards of material in the skirts , that the cognoscenti came to buy . |
| 9 | She saw him cross impetuously to his wife , lift her bodily by the waist , and kiss her heartily ; and she knew that before the latch clashed into place they were in each other 's arms . |
| 10 | It was because she knew that before the month was out she would have said a permanent goodbye to him that she was greedy to spend as much time with him as she could now . |
| 11 | ‘ You are being very naughty , ’ McAllister whispered back , pretending to be severe , ‘ and the only thing that I can say in your favour is that I am in nearly as bad a way as you are , and know exactly how you feel — but be patient , it can not be long now , ’ for she knew that once the bazaar was over , and she was at last able to tell him the truth , they could go ahead with their marriage plans , the only delaying thing being the time it would take Mama and Papa to cross the Atlantic . |
| 12 | He was far too sharp to miss how evasive she was being , and she knew that once the police had left there would be more questions to answer ; however , that was the least of her concerns . |
| 13 | She knew that if a company issued extra shares to raise more money , the value of the existing shares was diluted . |
| 14 | With no food and only a couple of bottles of Lucozade in the car , she knew that if the delay lasted much longer , her blood glucose could fall to such a dangerously low level , that she risked slipping into a diabetic coma . |
| 15 | Yet she knew that if the scentless hothouse rose had symbolized something intangible about their relationship , the dead one surely signified something quite concrete : that it was finished , over and done with . |
| 16 | And I am sure she knew that when the alternative to loneliness is boredom , which is frequently the case , loneliness is much to be preferred . |
| 17 | Within about 10 days she knew that when the phone rang at night it would be Tony , despite never having seen a phone before . |
| 18 | She looked as though the glow had gone out of her . |
| 19 | When fitzAlan had satisfied himself that she did n't carry a weapon , she felt as though no part of her body remained untouched . |
| 20 | His touch filled her with a thousand small , explosive sensations , and she felt as though every single bone had turned to jelly . |
| 21 | She felt as though a web had been thrown over her , the same web in which — ; however little he knew it — Edwin Frere was deeply entangled . |
| 22 | She felt as though the walls were squeezing in on her ; she looked around wildly for some way to escape . |
| 23 | This morning she felt as though the cormorants were late . |
| 24 | Quickly she read the article , then handed the paper to Fred , wondering why she felt as though the bottom had just fallen out of her world . |
| 25 | She spoke as though the two things were entirely incompatible . |
| 26 | She said that while the carrot of jobs was being held out to the local community , local people would only be used for the most menial of tasks . |
| 27 | But she said that since a new centre had opened in Chester in January delays had been cut . |
| 28 | to keep her company in the house and she went over the other night she said because when the kids are in bed , she 's on her own |
| 29 | In fact Jenny was really very fond of beer , but she recognized that while an attempt to show off could be tolerated , careless expertise would only antagonize further . |
| 30 | She explained that once the gene mist was inhaled it was taken up by the body 's cells and corrected the defect . |