Example sentences of "she realise [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Because her only defence was to turn him against her , she realised with a pang of sorrow .
2 She had n't actually intended to go in , but the window display caught her eye and , without thinking , she wandered in , to look , certainly not to buy , until she realised with a pang of guilt , as she gazed at the racks of colourful fashions , that everything in her wardrobe must be hopelessly out of date .
3 There was even , she realised with a sense of unreality , a fountain playing in the pool at the centre of the design .
4 Telling Dane about her past had removed a massive weight from her shoulders , she realised with a sense of wonder and gratitude .
5 He could n't have been more than five years old , she realised with a sense of shock .
6 She realised with a shock what a mystery her children were to her , and what a mystery she must seem to them .
7 She realised with a shock that , while waiting for the disaster she believed was inevitable , she had been holding her breath .
8 Folly sat up ; then clutched the sheet to her as she realised with a shock that she was naked .
9 But then the near triumphant feeling of satisfaction quickly changed to one of horror , as she realised with a cry that the co-ordination of her limbs was n't what it should be , and she found herself falling heavily and clumsily into the basin of chill water below .
10 She was fanning her cheeks desultorily when she realised with a start that they were pulling off the road and Niall was bringing the car to a halt .
11 Her mother so seldom asked her for anything , she realised with a jolt .
12 She had no idea of Roman 's feelings towards her , she realised with a jolt of despair .
13 Her accusation in front of her family had made him coldly furious , she realised with a jolt .
14 His slow smile lit up his eyes , and again she realised with a jolt that behind his severe exterior he could be quite attractive .
15 And therein lay the extent of his gratitude , she realised with a feeling of despondency , but to disguise her feelings she added brightly , ‘ When we 're at the hospital we must visit Stella . ’
16 Clad in an old black leotard and leggings , now fairly well daubed with paint , and with her mane of hair hidden beneath a scarlet bandana , she did n't exactly look like a decorator , she realised with a giggle as she caught sight of her own reflection in the hall mirror on the way to the kitchen , but she 'd discovered at an early stage of the game just how much bending , stretching and crouching was involved and so had decided she might as well be comfortable while she did it .
17 They had walked quite some miles , she realised on the return journey , and she had been in his company for quite some while , so it came as no surprise to also realise how totally unsuited she was for the job she was there to do .
18 She realised in a panic that she had forgotten the number .
19 She had n't even noticed where they were , but now he was guiding her up some stone steps , and she realised by the background music that they were heading for Pepe 's .
20 She grasped the light covering and was about to throw it off when she realised from the fabric 's texture that her own cotton skirt had been laid over her .
21 Naturally there was only one more mention , she realised after a moment .
22 Why had n't she realised in the shop just how the black silk clung , emphasising every slender curve ?
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