Example sentences of "[conj] she [was/were] [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It did n't help that , intellectually , I knew that she was reliving her own feelings about the way in which a second child — me — had wrecked her marriage . |
| 2 | The trash , getting ready to protest at this change in plans and then his jaw dropping at his first sight of Lucy ; getting into the cab with him , knowing what she was doing but somehow feeling that she was watching it all from somewhere else . |
| 3 | It had been announced only a month ago that she was expecting her first child and would probably be leaving after the spring term . |
| 4 | The Law Lords found that she should have been fully informed by the bank that she was risking her whole house by guaranteeing a loan to her husband 's business , not the limited amount she believed at the time . |
| 5 | A critical glance in the mirror as she thrust her feet into high-heeled black shoes revealed that she was looking her best . |
| 6 | That she was looking her best , or that Ven appreciated her appearance was made thrillingly clear a minute later , when she entered the sitting-room . |
| 7 | Mary was spectacular to look at and her own knowledge that she was made her capricious and difficult , expecting the best of everything . |
| 8 | His long , inexplicable silence had resulted in her feeling such misery that she was finding it difficult to eat or sleep . |
| 9 | Jenna could tell that she was wondering who this newcomer was . |
| 10 | It was during World War II that she was to face her greatest challenge when Sark , with the other Channel Islands , was occupied by the Germans in July 1940 . |
| 11 | Well the others have made a bit , we just took it for granted that she was giving us ten per cent rise , and did n't bother , cos they trusted her , but |
| 12 | ‘ I know not what you are talking about , Joan Halidon ! ’ complained Anne , having decided that she was making it all up . |
| 13 | The cigarette turned out to be a dirty , slovenly , foul-mouthed creature and Lisa realised that she was projecting her own nasty bits on to it . |
| 14 | Until she was approaching her half century Hannah was probably the least travelled person anywhere in the northern counties . |
| 15 | And she were doing it full-time and then she went she had children and then she went part-time . |
| 16 | Her legs were crossed at the knee , and she was wearing her new wedge-heeled shoes . |
| 17 | And she came in and she was telling us all about it , and another woman who was there , she was the one who , she went over and sat beside here and said , Oh never mind and , You know we we we 'll get it sorted out , and , You 're better off without him . |
| 18 | She knew that the commission accruing to dealers was 4p a share , and she was calculating her own gain even before she closed the sale . |
| 19 | She was a successful and sought-after actress , happily married to professional footballer Lee Chapman and she was expecting their first , much-wanted child . |
| 20 | To lose her now was going to be ten times worse than when she had left her at the Foundling Hospital , and she was making herself ill with worry . |
| 21 | It was Kate 's first real outing with a celebrity , and she was finding it fun , particularly as he was gratifyingly attentive to her , even if it was out of self-interest . |
| 22 | Under the service agreement a small salary was payable to her each year and she was to provide her exclusive services to the company for five years . |
| 23 | Again Lee felt as if she were watching something new . |
| 24 | These factors continued to make it more difficult for him to provide the separateness and space that Liddie needed if she were to develop her limited confidence in herself as a mother . |
| 25 | It was as if she were giving me some hyacinth bulbs and saying December was a bit late to plant them . |
| 26 | She looked very young , as if she was wearing her first evening dress ; and in this photo she looked less heavy-featured ; rather piquant , a touch of mischief , almost a shy delectation in being queen of a cabinet of curiosa . |
| 27 | She hopped all the way home , arms wide and waving as if she was taking her first lesson in tightrope walking . |
| 28 | She might , if he waited , confide in him , but not now ; there was no time , if she was to retain her immaculate position in this household . |
| 29 | He hoped Barbara could read the sub-text here : that if she was offering him some kind of invitation — and he was not for a moment suggesting that he was worthy of such a thing if she were — then he was regretfully declining it , on the understanding that both of them knew why . |
| 30 | Lydia did n't like going out unless she was looking her best . |