Example sentences of "that she [vb past] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 It was then that she told me about the hysterectomy . ’
2 Earthy type , she used to say , but it was all talk with him and he never gave her any trouble that she told me about . ’
3 and I know something that she told me about you that I know that she do n't , she do n't know that I , I know that , you do n't know that , I know
4 It was two months later that she told me of her problem and the discomfort it had previously caused her .
5 She had to make sure that she avoided him in the future and never gave him the chance to pull any more stunts like that !
6 She had lean flanks and no tummy , and I could see from the way her breasts moved slightly when she walked that she wore nothing underneath her blouse ; I also had the feeling that she knew instantly that I knew .
7 She would cook them all a good breakfast and make it clear that she expected them to be at the table on time .
8 He did n't love her , of course , not that she expected him to , but he had n't been backward in the lovemaking department , had he ?
9 And why did the impact of his presence provoke such an undeniable response in her when , earlier , she had felt that she had everything under control ?
10 Ellen was sure now that she had him for her own and most likely thought it a fair return for her investment of time and trouble .
11 Ronni smiled a small smile , grateful that the subject of Jeff and Silvia had been left behind , and enjoying , for once , the fact that she had him at a disadvantage .
12 Nicklaus , sensing that she had something on her mind , offered an encouraging , ‘ Do n't be afraid to speak up ! ’
13 Not for sustenance , but so that she had something on which to focus her attention while she thought about her response to him .
14 But , when nothing she could do from inside the car would make it go again , she began to realise in her non-mechanical mind that she had something of a problem on her hands .
15 And she once again had the strong , peculiar feeling that was coming over her more and more often : the feeling that she had nothing in common with those two-legged creatures with a head on their shoulders and a mouth in their face .
16 ( Not that she had anything against Greenpeace .
17 It was n't that she had anything against him personally ; he was a charming and clever man , dedicated to his school , an entrepreneur who was using the fruits of his success to fulfil a lifetime 's dream — and good luck to him , she thought .
18 Not that she had anything against him .
19 Not that she had anything against the vicar personally , though it had been hard to forgive his refusal of her request for an ‘ Animals ’ Sunday' to which people might bring their pets to be blessed .
20 Tallis was idly aware that she had none of these organs left .
21 Iraq would be much more justified to say that she spent lots of money on military equipment so that she could invade other countries like Iran to gain more land .
22 He could tell by the look on her face that she counted herself among them .
23 After a while Lily began to talk , and I realized that she understood nothing of what I had said about the war .
24 The inner ring itself could never quite understand her arrival there , and concluded finally that she made it through sheer cheek .
25 He knew that she thought him to be a stiff and unimaginative person .
26 She did n't attach any importance to it at the time and it was only when she heard we were interested in anyone who had seen Garland between Saturday and Wednesday that she thought it worth mentioning . ’
27 Alexander Vass , the shipping magnate who had recently taken over the local firm of G.W. Fashions after a bitter struggle with his rivals , she had expected to be a man well into middle age , in spite of the fact that she knew him to be single .
28 Mrs. Steed , too , insisted that she knew nothing of the sale .
29 I approached Inez , then Mrs Matthew Glynn , and she told me that she knew nothing of them .
30 Sure enough , Marc quirked his brow and asked , ‘ You intend to stick to this story that she knew nothing of your financial prospects ? ’
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