Example sentences of "[verb] she was [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Michelle Dixon had claimed she was sacked from the massive Trees Park Village home in Middleton St George near Darlington after expressing concern over allegations of mice and cockroaches on the premises . |
| 2 | As a great admirer of ‘ Laura Ashley ’ dresses , she often wore the long , British-made cotton dresses to Embassy functions — once she found she was clothed in the same fabric as a sofa — an embarrassment which she carried off with great panache . |
| 3 | erm to make the most of the holiday , and then found she was working in the sh in the middle . |
| 4 | ‘ Nothing much else , really , as you can see from what I told the Brigadier — except that , whatever 's happened , I 've got nothing to do with it — I expect she was attracted by the light in my window if she was lost . ’ |
| 5 | Leila had not been at all pleased to find she was living under the same roof as Zambia Crevecoeur . |
| 6 | He believed she was to blame for the tide of scandal enveloping the Royal Family . |
| 7 | Pat Keen says she was invited by the members of the Yoga class she attends to teach them Medau while the teacher was away . |
| 8 | Fairfax says she was killed by the Germans . |
| 9 | She says she was taken to the Plaza Hotel , to a party where Hoover sat in a fine black frock and insisted on being called ‘ Mary ’ ; after a while , he retired to the bedroom to be petted by two bought boys , one of whom prudently wore rubber gloves . |
| 10 | And , though she says she was overwhelmed by the task of choosing decor for some 17 rooms before they were built , she would do it all again . |
| 11 | At the trial the mother gave evidence that when the forceps were applied she was lifted off the bed . |
| 12 | I do n't think she was pretending about the French . |
| 13 | Did he think she was hiding in the East End because of that ? |
| 14 | If my deception worked , she 'd still think she was attached to the creance and fly straight to me as usual when I showed her the chick . |
| 15 | He bet she was looking for the fox . |
| 16 | When she announced she was leaving at the end of the term , I felt this to be the final betrayal , although I could not blame her , even then . |
| 17 | A moment later , realising she was teetering on the brink of self-pity , she brought herself up short . |
| 18 | Yanto could see she was sold on the idea Then he pulled her close and kissed her on the lips . |
| 19 | It had worried him for a moment , he had n't been quite sure what she meant , but then he reckoned she was referring to the troubles . |
| 20 | After she finished with the silver in the women 's lightweight judo final , team boss Roy Inman claimed she was robbed of the title . |
| 21 | He had certainly researched Grantham and Marsh and the testimonial Sebastian had purportedly given her was in line with the high regard in which she had been told she was held by the company , although she 'd hardly expected to be given such a glowing recommendation . |
| 22 | It was alleged she was raped in the taxi near Trent Bridge . |
| 23 | But he sensed she was standing at the door looking at him . |
| 24 | He must have known she was referring to the game he was playing with Lotta ! |
| 25 | Her family had never doubted she was heading for the top job . |
| 26 | No , I I think it was somebody I was talking to from Bretford who said that she 'd gone she was looking after the |
| 27 | This confused Benny at first , until she realized that they must have been going deeper into the complex , while Froebe would have assumed she was making for the outside . |
| 28 | A long arm shot out and before she could scream or struggle she was pulled into the car and into strong arms . |
| 29 | The first time she rang the bell and went in through the front doors of the elegant old house where the showrooms were situated ( Mattli had no rear entrance ) Paula felt she was stepping into the place of her dreams . |
| 30 | She understood she was standing on the pavement with people walking past , the traffic rushing up and down had been standing there , stock-still , for how long ? |