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The sound of a car door slamming brought them both back from their culinary moment. Ginny knew that it was probably Neil. As much as she would have loved to finish her visit with Nancy, she got an immediate pang in her stomach. She knew Neil would be wondering where she was, and he may not have fully appreciated the concept of running next door to share a new recipe. The friends hugged good-bye as Nancy told Ginny "I understand. All part of the job".
1. Does it say: She really wanted to finish her visit with Nancy and then she got a pang in her stomach.I guess I'm wrong ...
2. "All part of the job" - I understand it means "It's all part of our job" although I'm not sure yet what it refers to.
Thanks
The sound of a car door slamming brought them both back from their culinary moment. Ginny knew that it was probably Neil. As much as she would have loved to finish her visit with Nancy, she got an immediate pang in her stomach. She knew Neil would be wondering where she was, and he may not have fully appreciated the concept of running next door to share a new recipe. The friends hugged good-bye as Nancy told Ginny "I understand. All part of the job".
1. Does it say: She really wanted to finish her visit with Nancy and then she got a pang in her stomach.I guess I'm wrong ...
2. "All part of the job" - I understand it means "It's all part of our job" although I'm not sure yet what it refers to.
Thanks
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Hi, The sound of a car door slamming brought them both back from their culinary moment. Ginny knew that it was probably Neil. As much as she would have loved to finish her visit with Nancy, she got an immediate pang in her stomach .
- Hi, The sound of a car door slamming brought them both back from their culinary moment.
- Ginny knew that it was probably Neil.
- As much as she would have loved to finish her visit with Nancy, she got an immediate pang in her stomach .
- She knew Neil would be wondering where she was, and he may not have fully appreciated the concept of running next door to share a new recipe.
- The friends hugged good-bye as Nancy told Ginny "I understand.
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Hi,
The sound of a car door slamming brought them both back from their culinary moment. Ginny knew that it was probably Neil. As much as she would have loved to finish her visit with Nancy, she got an immediate pang in her stomach. She knew Neil would be wondering where she was, and he may not have fully appreciated the concept of running next door to share a new recipe. The frien
The sound of a car door slamming brought them both back from their culinary moment. Ginny knew that it was probably Neil. As much as she would have loved to finish her visit with Nancy, she got an immediate pang in her stomach. She knew Neil would be wondering where she was, and he may not have fully appreciated the concept of running next door to share a new recipe. The frien
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1. Right. She did really want to finish her visit with Nancy, and she did get a pang in her stomach. The only missing ingredient here is the sense of "as much as she would have". This basically indicates that, although she did really want to finish her visit, we're about to be told of some reason why she couldn't.
2. This is hard to interpret without knowing the full circumstances of th
2. This is hard to interpret without knowing the full circumstances of th
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CliveAlthough she really wanted to finish her visit with Nancy , she got a pang in her stomach.
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OK, I understand now. But what "she got a pang in her stomach" has got to do with the fact that she wanted to finish her visit with Nancy???
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Newguest
OK, I understand now. But what "she got a pang in her stomach" has got to do with the fact that she wanted to finish her visit with Nancy???
The pang in her stomach -- presumably guilt or anxiety? -- is part of the explanation of why she couldn't finish (i.e. complete) her visit, even though she wanted to.
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I have one more question.
The original sentence was: As much as she would have loved to finish her visit with Nancy, she got an immediate pang in her stomach.
What if I wrote: As much as she have loved to finish her visit with Nancy, she got an immediate pang in her stomach.
Would the meaning change then?
I have one more question.
The original sentence was: As much as she would have loved to finish her visit with Nancy, she got an immediate pang in her stomach.
What if I wrote: As much as she have loved to finish her visit with Nancy, she got an immediate pang in her stomach.
Would the meaning change then?
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Newguest
The original sentence was: As much as she would have loved to finish her visit with Nancy, she got an immediate pang in her stomach.
What if I wrote: As much as she have loved to finish her visit with Nancy, she got an immediate pang in her stomach.
Would the meaning change then?
The second sentence
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Mr WordyThe second sentence is ungrammatical.
OK, so it should be: As much as she loved to finish her visit with Nancy, she got an immediate pang in her stomach.
Is it much different in meaning from: As much as she would have loved to finish ...
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Newguest
OK, so it should be: As much as she loved to finish her visit with Nancy, she got an immediate pang in her stomach.
Is it much different in meaning from: As much as she would have loved to finish ...
"As much as she loved ..." does not work in this situation. It implies that her loving was a habitual ac
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