Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] [verb] her [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And luck , a commodity the spirited teenager had never been short of , played a crucial part in the events that were to set her on the path to millions . |
| 2 | Her eyes were adjusting to the darkness , and now she could see that he had folded his arms over the enticing broadness of his chest and was watching her with a challenging glitter in his eyes . |
| 3 | It was all she was capable of saying for quite some time , for he had captured her lips again and was kissing her with a deeper intensity . |
| 4 | Then , with a nod in the direction of the railwaymen — ‘ Thanks for your assistance , and for holding up the train' — he had grabbed Shiona unceremoniously by the wrist and was dragging her towards the door . |
| 5 | Yanto grunted some inaudible remark and was introducing her to a goggle-eyed Billy as Nigger joined them . |
| 6 | Before she was aware of what he was doing , he had lifted her up and was carrying her to the bed , where he deposited her gently , like some priceless , fragile object . |
| 7 | A man of sophistication and wide experience , he recognised her lack of both and was teasing her like a cat playing with a mouse . |
| 8 | I was not accompanying her to the home but was treating her to a taxi all the way . |