Example sentences of "she [verb] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Robbie had expected the dog to pursue them , but instead there was a splash and she realised he had gone into the water . |
| 32 | By late afternoon she realised he had no intention of returning to the office while she was in it , and she had a strong suspicion that he did not trust her . |
| 33 | She blushed guiltily as she realised he had refused a sweet , opting just for coffee , but then , she doubted that anything could test his willpower and not lose . |
| 34 | For a moment her heart caught in her throat , but then she realised he had brief , dark swimming-trunks on . |
| 35 | Caro Hunt says that at the age of five he could beat her and it was then she realised he had a lot of promise . |
| 36 | ‘ Interesting , ’ she said , when she realised he expected a comment . |
| 37 | Jahsaxa flinched with annoyance when she realised she 'd been connected with the Roirbak answering machine again . |
| 38 | Lord C had said she 'd borne them with stoicism , but looking back she realised she 'd been disappointed not to receive the whole dozen . |
| 39 | After a while she realised she 'd been beating at him with her fists hard enough to hurt and yet he had n't lifted a finger to stop her . |
| 40 | It was only then , when her heart leaped alarmingly and her pulse quickened in immediate response , that she realised she 'd been half expecting he would n't keep the date . |
| 41 | She awoke to a cold , grey morning , feeling stiff and uncomfortable , and uttered a hollow groan as she realised she 'd fallen asleep in her clothes . |
| 42 | She could find nothing to say , and as she sat avoiding his eyes she realised she 'd been a fool . |
| 43 | Though , on reflection , she realised she 'd been silly to think that . |
| 44 | She was just about to step under the gushing spray when she realised she 'd left her sponge-bag in the other room . |
| 45 | It was only then she realised she 'd been holding her breath . |
| 46 | In the castle , while baby Alan grew out of his six-week colic , there was an added sharpness to Marion Aluinn 's tongue , for she realised she had a more serious rival than any lass ; Lachlan 's rediscovered love of fighting . |
| 47 | And , in any case , I think she realised she had met her match . |
| 48 | There was no sign of her raft , the line of which she realised she had cut . |
| 49 | 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 . |
| 50 | By the end of the meal , made exuberant by his anarchic wit , she realised she had never felt more intensely alive . |
| 51 | All the same , she realised she had to earn a living to support herself and Matt , and hit upon the idea of setting herself up as a hairdresser . |
| 52 | She said with a shock that she realised she had grown up among the men on her father 's farm without seeing them as people you could conceivably fancy . |
| 53 | Eva admits she " may have been a bit impetuous in those early days " , but she was always willing to learn , and apologise when she realised she had overstepped the mark . |
| 54 | She sat up and rubbed her eyes , colouring furiously as she realised she had been using Roman 's shoulder for a head-rest . |
| 55 | ‘ Important enough for you to take her out every night , ’ Claudia responded , gasping as she realised she had spoken her thoughts out loud . |
| 56 | It was only when the colours gave way to plain gold before subsiding into diminishing fountains of silver that she realised she had moved closer to Rune , seeking instinctive protection against the sharp noise of the exploding rockets and that he had gathered her to his strong male body , pinning her to his side by the power of his arm , his hand firmly pressed against her waist . |
| 57 | Lissa sighed with relief , his name hovering on her lips , and it was only when Rourke 's head turned sharply that she realised she had spoken aloud . |
| 58 | It was n't until she began her tour of the estate agents that she realised she had completely forgotten to settle Elise 's outstanding account . |
| 59 | As she climbed into the driver 's seat of her own car , she realised she had no plan in mind , no destination . |
| 60 | He stood with his hands in his pockets and she realised she had been so taken up with her seemingly childish pursuit that she had not even heard the car arrive . |