Example sentences of "she 'd [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | None had guessed the desolation she 'd experienced or how she 'd built a protective screen around her emotions , determined that neither tears nor anger would betray her inner pain . |
| 2 | She felt as if she 'd uncovered a dark pit of long-buried feelings , and she was terrified of peering too far inside in case she could n't cope with the contents … |
| 3 | She 'd reached a floodlit clearing where a group of costumed dancers were performing , brilliant in pink skirts , white petticoats , black bodices and bright head-scarves . |
| 4 | Even though she knew in her heart of hearts that this could never last , she felt as though she 'd reached a safe harbour after sailing in a vast , unfriendly sea . |
| 5 | Ever since she 'd seen a real arachnid close up she shuddered just at the word . |
| 6 | ‘ What about going to a movie ? ’ he added , asking if she 'd seen a French film which had opened in London a couple of weeks ago . |
| 7 | She 'd given a false name so he could n't trace her . |
| 8 | It was a movement she 'd made a million times before , yet as soon as her fingers came into contact with his thick , silky hair she felt a jolt as though an electric current had shot right through her , making her start back in surprise . |
| 9 | She was feeling as if she 'd made a long , exhausting hike instead of just the kilometre or so that she 'd actually walked , but it was n't a bad feeling . |
| 10 | She 'd made a helpless gesture with one beautifully manicured hand . |
| 11 | She 'd made a funny face . |
| 12 | Did he imagine she 'd made a special attempt to impress him ? |
| 13 | Of course , she 'd made a big fuss about not having a Brownie ‘ Nuform ’ , but she calmed down when Mum let her wear her new blue party dress . |
| 14 | But by the end of our first year in Cornwall she 'd made a few friends and I was n't being bullied so much , so life became a little easier . |
| 15 | Because when Wendy and Laura had returned they 'd brought a verbal message from Suzie to the effect that she 'd met a Danish boy and had no intention of returning to England to complete her studies . |
| 16 | Not even for Christine , whom she 'd found distant and uninterested , as if in her mind she 'd created a better place and preferred to wander there . |
| 17 | She felt she 'd lived a zillion eternities , crossed endless lifeless galaxies , bearing her solitude , waiting for US , waiting for the fulfilment of all that lay between them . |
| 18 | She 'd tacked a few scraps of old cotton into a baby-gown too and sent it round next door for the new Rattrie baby , born very inconveniently , as it turned out , the day after the funeral , her fit of generosity entirely misplaced , since the child had only lived a few hours and the gown — upon which Odette had worked a few hasty stitches of embroidery — had ended up in the pawnshop — Cara had seen it herself in the window — to help pay , she supposed , for yet another infantile disposal . |
| 19 | As her opening music rang out , she ran up to the wings , her spirits considerably buoyed up by knowing her father was in the audience , and by the fact that she 'd felt a tiny but unmistakable buzz of excitement on hearing those familiar chords . |
| 20 | Alone with Guido in the little boat , she 'd felt a constant sense of danger , like sitting on a time bomb that might go off at any second . |
| 21 | Wished she could turn back the clock to when , only a matter of ten days ago , she 'd led a calm and orderly life back in London , in control of her business and her private life … |
| 22 | She was different herself , looking back on it : she 'd lost a certain naturalness , she did n't feel vivacious . |
| 23 | She 'd lost a few stone since the last time he 'd seen her and put on about half a ton of make-up . |
| 24 | And yet for a moment in the kitchen she thought she 'd caught a fleeting expression almost of smugness on his face , as though something had pleased him . |
| 25 | A couple of winters ago , caught out on a patch of ice , she 'd had a mild argument with a lamppost , damaging more or less the same spot that had been damaged again today . |
| 26 | Second , on any other night Hilda might have dozed off in the chair , but not after she 'd had a flaming row with Viola . ’ |
| 27 | The five-star novelist gave me an unfathomable glimmer when I closed the car door for her and remarked that she 'd had a long chat with Harry that afternoon on the telephone . |
| 28 | Kate , pregnant with her second baby , thought she knew what to expect when it came to giving birth , especially since she 'd had a long labour first time round . |
| 29 | He would have enjoyed the odd weekend in Brighton away from the pressures of London life , if only she 'd had a bigger flat . |
| 30 | Lucinda came home from her first riding lesson and told her dad that she 'd had a great time . |