Example sentences of "from what she [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wanted to turn tail and run and keep on running away from him , away from what she might discover , away from what could only break her heart , yet she knew that was impossible . |
| 2 | For whatever it was in Underwood that attracted Clare , and that he himself lacked , seemed to derive from what she would call Underwood 's ‘ experience ’ , his ‘ maturity ’ — which meant quite simply , his sin . |
| 3 | Jay would not be shut out and from what she could tell , Lucy did n't want to shut her out . |
| 4 | It was n't a slum terrace , as she had expected , but from what she could make out through the moonlight they were good working-class houses , each with its small rectangle of iron-railed garden in front . |
| 5 | " Why does n't your father tell him to go ? " asked Clara , for from what she could recollect of Mr Denham , she could not picture him suffering fools gladly . |
| 6 | She had fur-backed gloves and high brown-polished boots , not shoes but boots , and from what she could see of them they looked serviceable , as if they really were worn for walking . |
| 7 | From what she could see , he was showing the children how to rig the boats . |
| 8 | And from what she could see of him , which was not much , he was giving her the coldest of stares . |
| 9 | But then , to Leith 's surprise , and , from what she could see , everyone else 's , he seemed to hesitate . |
| 10 | ‘ Er — you 've — hm — not told me any more lies , then ? ’ she strove desperately hard to get herself back together , although from what she could see of it Ven was n't objecting that his kisses had the power to scatter all sensible thought . |