Example sentences of "[conj] she was [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is usually shown wearing a religious habit ( although she was never a nun ) and either surrounded by or wearing garlands of roses . |
| 2 | But on the run to the post Bassetja was passed by Velma and the useful Top Generation , although she was only a length behind the runner-up at the finish . |
| 3 | Her prolonged treatment as an in-patient meant that she was nearly a year in Addenbrookes hospital , over a year in Hinchinbrook hospital and a further year at Hunstead Park rehabilitation and medical centre . |
| 4 | Posh Porky knew exactly when and where she was born and never stopped reminding us all that she was nearly a year younger than anyone else in the class . |
| 5 | It was rumoured that she was also a poisoner and a witch . |
| 6 | He comforted himself by assuming that she was just a mother-figure to the young man and there could n't possibly be any sex in it . |
| 7 | ‘ Exactly , and it did n't improve matters from Alfred 's point of view when he discovered that she was already a couple of months pregnant by Matthew when she married him . ’ |
| 8 | I think , actually , that she was always a snake during the daylight hours , which is why I never saw her except at night . |
| 9 | Mounting the pulpit , I explained that she was merely a listener . |
| 10 | Doreen 's eyes continued to dart from one to the other ; then she made an attempt to put Lucy in her place by reminding her that she was merely a member of the staff . |
| 11 | I doubt if my mother really wanted to have a child in the heat of India and was surely delighted that she was merely the victim of indigestion . |
| 12 | Luckily the ambassador had with him his master 's ring ; by the light of the diamond in it , he was able to see Roksanda , and he returned to tell Doushan that she was indeed a girl on whom the heavens might smile . |
| 13 | ‘ But the coronation of whom , my lady ? ’ enquired the prince , as if he too had accepted that she was indeed the lady Anne . |
| 14 | The third edition of 1740 contained a statement by nine residents of Petersfield that she was indeed the author . |
| 15 | It was gratifying to have people shake her hand who once would n't have given her the time of day , and when she walked through the dreary rooms where evidence of the late Adelaide Morey still abounded she had trouble convincing herself that she was now the mistress here . |
| 16 | She suddenly recollected that she was now the wife of the director of a large company , and drew herself up with what she hoped was some dignity ; but she only succeeded in looking more than ever like a pouter pigeon . |
| 17 | She then sought a fair rent , which she could only do if she were a tenant , but Mr Street of course argued that she was only a licensee . |
| 18 | That and the fact that she was only an assistant would make her discontented and , quite possibly , cause her to resign . |
| 19 | She loved him so much , and to realise that she was only an episode in his busy life was bitter indeed . |
| 20 | Shanti has told me that when she was about seven , she used to tell the children at school that she was really the daughter of an Indian princess , and used to pretend to talk in an Indian language ! |
| 21 | Yanto grudgingly admitted to himself that she was also different by the fact that she was still a virgin . |
| 22 | The Cheshire 12-year-old who tried to commit suicide told psychologists after said after the incident that she was still a chatline addict . |
| 23 | The fact that she was basically a kind soul did not mean that she was soft on Sally-Anne or herself . |
| 24 | Once she was just a village … |
| 25 | Once she was just a village … |
| 26 | Medau interested her enough for Olive to take part in our first training course and she was also a member of one of our early display teams . |
| 27 | Madame was there every night , she was The Bar and she was also the reason why so many of us went there all the time . |
| 28 | But she had long red hair and she was just a work friend . |
| 29 | His life was not like hers and she was simply an outsider who had been forced to come here . |
| 30 | She 'd already been married and divorced and she was quite a bit older than him and I , I was n't very happy about it to start , but they seem to have settled down alright |