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She and had
She had reached a point at which she didn't even care how she looked.
She stared at him, her eyes wide as she thought about what he had said ; ;
She had helped him change his mind.
She said, and her tone had softened until it was almost friendly.
She had picked up the quirt and was twirling it around her wrist and smiling at him.
She had offered to walk, but Pamela knew she would not feel comfortable about her child until she had personally confided her to the care of the little pink woman who chose to be called `` Auntie ''.
She seemed to have come such a long distance -- too far for her destination which had wilfully been swallowed up in the greedy gloom of the trees.
She had the feeling that, under the mouldering leaves, there would be the bodies of dead animals, quietly decaying and giving their soil back to the mountain.
She had to get away from here before this demoniac possession swallowed up the liquid of her eyes and sank into the fibers of her brain, depriving her of reason and sight.
She had been snared here by a vile sensuality that writhed around her throat in ever-tightening circles.
She had to escape.
She had to move in some direction -- any direction that would take her away from this evil place.
She wondered what had taken place in town, between him and his wife.
She had spent too many hours looking ahead, hoping and longing to catch even a glimpse of Dan and finding nothing but emptiness.
She had arrived this morning and come straight to the English Gardens.
She had retreated to this world.
She had touched her face, truly a noble and pure face, only with a lip salve which made her lips glisten but no redder than usual.
She had hated the whole idea before they started.
She had jumped away from his shy touch like a cat confronted by a sidewinder.
She had driven up with her husband in a convertible with Eastern license plates, although the two drivers knew nothing at the moment about that.
She might have been someone he had once loved.
She began to watch a blonde-haired man, also in shorts, standing right at the rear of the wrecked car in the one spot that most of the crowd had detoured slightly.
She was sitting on the edge of the bed again, back in the same position where the snake had found her.
She had the opportunity that few clever women can resist, of showing her superiority in argument over a man.

She and better
She showed her surprise by tightening the reins and moving the gelding around so that she could get a better look at his face.
She softly let herself into the bed, and took her regular side, away from the door, where she slept better because Keith was between her and the invader.
She had never sung better.
She was married to him for better or for worse.
She would have been better off if she had stuck to her Bible.
She made better pictures than any book he'd read, but he didn't say so.
She had, of course, been exposed to and enjoyed a music appreciation course which had included the better known classical works such as `` Tristan und Isolde '', `` Candide '', `` Oklahoma '', `` Nozze de Figaro '', the atomic age singers, Eileen Farrell, Elvis Presley and Geraldine Todd, as well as the curious rhythmic progressions of the Venusians, Capellan visual chromatics and the sonic concerti of the Altairians.
She was a better ally than the chief alternative, Mary, Queen of Scots, who had grown up in France and was betrothed to the Dauphin of France.
She described this condition in 1978 Estimates of the prevalence of this rare disorder have ranged from 1: 20, 000 to 1: 40, 000 births, though the incidence may be found to be greater as the syndrome becomes better recognized and new genetic evidence is discovered.
Prescriptivist translations fare only slightly better (" She does not realize that she is not to eat meat ").
She had better luck at other studios in Hollywood, appearing in supporting roles in a string of films, including Abe Lincoln in Illinois ( as Mary Todd Lincoln ), Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet ( as Mrs. Ehrlich ) and Action in the North Atlantic, in the early 1940s.
She happens upon the monk Rustico, and he deflowers her under the pretense of teaching her how to better please God.
She also dissected modern animals including both fish and cuttlefish to gain a better understanding of the anatomy of some of the fossils with which she was working.
She tells Helen she would be better off if he were dead.
She could read and write a little, but was much better at needlework and household management, which were considered much more necessary for women.
She states that " ope literally opens us up ... removes the blinders of fear and despair and allows us to see the big picture thus allowing us to become creative " and have " elief in better future ".
She was encouraged by the United States government as part of President Roosevelt ’ s Good Neighbor policy, designed to strengthen links with Latin America and Europe ; it was believed that in delivering content like hers, the policy would be better received by the American public.
She gestures a height that is obviously a few inches higher than the illusion is capable of producing, demonstrating that subtleties can often cause a spectator's interpretation of an effect to be better than the effect itself.
She orders him to behave better and reduces his retinue.
She later told him, regarding his maiden speech, that he " really must do better than that ".
She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit " Come On-a My House " written by William Saroyan and his cousin Ross Bagdasarian ( better known as David Seville, the father figure of Alvin and the Chipmunks ), which was followed by other pop numbers such as " Botch-a-Me " ( a cover version of the Italian song Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina by Alberto Rabagliati ), " Mambo Italiano ", " Tenderly ", " Half as Much ", " Hey There " and " This Ole House ", although she had success as a jazz vocalist.
She does not fare much better at Thomas Ewen High School ; she has been a social outcast since first grade, and has been the focus of bullying due to her religious beliefs, her outdated clothing and her plain appearance.
She was better known than her three sisters during her lifetime and headed Red Cross committees during World War I.
She tells Shane that they would be better off if there weren't any guns in the valley, including his.

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