Example sentences of "she [vb past] she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the old man had wandered upstairs again , with a book under his arm , Clara whispered " Who Was that ? " and even as she Whispered she realized that it could be no other than the book shops owner , and added hastily , " That must be A. I Warbley , I suppose ? " |
| 2 | She admitted she had come from London to gain recruits for the Communist Party , but denied any attempt to stir up strife . |
| 3 | She admitted she had made a dreadful mistake and appealed for a reconciliation . |
| 4 | She admitted she suffered some gentle ribbing when she first joined the all-male contingent but was now accepted as a member of the team . |
| 5 | She could n't finish because that would be pushy if she admitted she expected him to ask her to stay with him as he had done once before . |
| 6 | Kim was caring and sensitive but she admitted she did n't know her daughter could drink so much . |
| 7 | But she admitted she has been thrilled at the response the records bring and the millions of fan letters she has been sent over the years . |
| 8 | How would Jennifer react if she admitted she loved David ? |
| 9 | She could not see why her mother wanted her , nor what she expected her to do in Northam , and whenever she mentioned the subject to others they exclaimed in horror , commiserating with her , telling her that she must be firm , never for half a moment assuming that she could or would really do it . |
| 10 | Whatever Laura 's motives — Moira believes she expected her to take injections or pills to dry up her milk supply entirely ; Bernard believes she was opposed to mothers returning to work so soon — the atmosphere was charged . |
| 11 | She made her get into bed and said she was sending for the blue ladies right away . |
| 12 | She made her sit up . |
| 13 | She 'd have to be patient until lunchtime , then soften up Penry Vaughan with a snack before she made her request . |
| 14 | His mum was a big , volatile , typically Italian mamma who came to live in Britain in 1949 where she made her living as a cook for a medical family in North London until marrying Fred 's father who was Spanish . |
| 15 | At 27 she succeeded in her dream ; her book tells us her story and how she made her dream a reality . |
| 16 | She was conscious , as she marched angrily away , of his mocking eyes watching her as she made her escape . |
| 17 | Once more they could reveal themselves to each other — not just physically , because with every gesture she made she knew she would reveal the one thing he must never know — the fact that she loved him . |
| 18 | It was n't like a shop , because everything she sold she 'd made herself . |
| 19 | Jahsaxa flinched with annoyance when she realised she 'd been connected with the Roirbak answering machine again . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | She could find nothing to say , and as she sat avoiding his eyes she realised she 'd been a fool . |
| 25 | Though , on reflection , she realised she 'd been silly to think that . |
| 26 | She was just about to step under the gushing spray when she realised she 'd left her sponge-bag in the other room . |
| 27 | It was only then she realised she 'd been holding her breath . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | And , in any case , I think she realised she had met her match . |
| 30 | There was no sign of her raft , the line of which she realised she had cut . |