Example sentences of "[verb] she was [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There never was any threat from them to Barbara — they did n't know she was at the flat because she was in her room when they burst in . |
| 2 | He 'd called her Rory earlier in the evening — when they 'd been dancing , when he 'd kissed her and made her completely forget she was in the middle of a crowd of people . |
| 3 | He would n't miss her right away , and even if he looked up and saw the empty stool he 'd probably assume she was inside the hut . |
| 4 | A well-preserved and slightly more elaborate example is a large limestone statuette in the Louvre ( fig. 12 ) , known as the Lady of Auxerre since when first noticed she was in the museum there . |
| 5 | That the kakar had seen the tigress was quite evident , and the only place where she could have seen her was on the track . |
| 6 | For a minute she did n't know where she was and , as she realised she was at the farm , fear stayed firmly with her . |
| 7 | Then , realising she was on the verge of helpless tears , she made a valiant effort to pull herself together . |
| 8 | But police have told Adrian that even though the driver admitted she was in the wrong , she 's unlikely to be prosecuted . |
| 9 | I could see she was on the point of leaving . |
| 10 | She could see she was at the point where the police might be going to do some hard questioning . |
| 11 | As the news of Diana 's snubs emerged , Royal author Andrew Morton claimed she was on the verge of leaving the Royal Family . |
| 12 | Oxford the red hot favourites have made 3 changes to their lineup in the run up to this year 's race and Sam was only told she was in the boat at the weekend . |
| 13 | Of all the ways to commit a murder , is n't it a strange coincidence that Angy was stabbed in the throat , just like she was in the portrait ? ’ |
| 14 | I suppose she was in the kitchen , perhaps avoiding me , and perhaps the boy had been instructed to entertain me . |
| 15 | She had no idea Simon had sent off her photo for the slimming contest until a letter arrived saying she was in the final . |
| 16 | The man who had greeted her was on the deck of his boat cleaning something . |
| 17 | They knew she was on the Union Committee and they were afraid of her . |
| 18 | She knew she was on the edge of tears . |
| 19 | Yet they all seemed to stand in that wind Ruth could n't feel , and she knew she was in the presence of men greater than kings . |
| 20 | I thought she was off the case as well . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ At first I thought she was against the project , full stop . |
| 22 | He 'd spoken as if he thought she was in the habit of collecting fiancés and engagement-rings . |
| 23 | The next time I saw her was at the crematorium . |
| 24 | Maggie could n't help but think she was in the middle of a death trap . |
| 25 | She was in the Metropolitan Police , and then she was in the army o , I think she was in the army over here as well then . |
| 26 | It said she was on the verge of marriage . |
| 27 | Mr Anderson replied : ‘ No , she said she was on the pill . ’ |
| 28 | Kate wished she was at the pantomime . |
| 29 | Her hearers found it difficult to believe that this screaming was involuntary ; some thought she was drunk , or ill , or possessed by an evil spirit , but most of them just wanted her out of the way : ‘ some wished she was on the sea in a bottomless boat ’ . |
| 30 | However , only Sally knew where the bridleway left the reservoir and headed to the pub , so she ensured she was in the lead at that point , and then promptly declared her race over as she would not risk galloping the remaining mile of road . |