Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] she [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 And it would be nice if you were to provide her with a little brother or sister . ’
2 There was strength and an inner confidence reflected in those steady grey eyes that she suddenly realised were subjecting her to a thorough appraisal .
3 Lazy-lidded grey eyes in a dark , chisel-chinned face were regarding her with an insulting trace of laughter somewhere in their depths .
4 And you know she treasures it because it was given her by a grateful patient centuries ago .
5 Ginny could only suppose that Ralph thought he was protecting her from a possible nuisance .
6 Looking impossibly handsome in his formal wedding clothes , he was surveying her with a fierce intensity that not only made her blush furiously , but caused her pulses to race almost out of control .
7 One of them was that the nurse , robbed of her pleasure in subduing the hair , turned her savagery more directly on to Harriet and once in a temper broke both of her charge 's thumbs when she was forcing her into a new pair of white kid gloves for Sunday School .
8 Carolyn was ignoring her like a sulky child .
9 Now he was turning her into a stammering schoolgirl !
10 As the abrasive words poured into her ears , he was moving her against an ornamental lacquerwork cabinet of hip height and bending her backwards , a hand dealing with the intricacies of her bustier with a sure skill that bore witness to a wealth of experience with even the most esoteric of feminine garments .
11 It would n't be the first time that a man had lovingly supported a woman through crisis only to discover that when she was strong again his own need was to confine her in a dependent role .
12 And then , almost at once , his iron control seemed to snap , and he was kissing her with a frenzied , pent-up , impatient longing that was totally beyond anything she 'd ever experienced before .
13 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 .
14 She had £8,000 in the Gibraltar fund , a substantial slice of which was providing her with a monthly income .
15 He was treating her like a cheap pick-up .
16 Yanto grunted some inaudible remark and was introducing her to a goggle-eyed Billy as Nigger joined them .
17 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 .
18 His voice was low , and she glanced up and saw that he was watching her with a strange kind of intensity .
19 He was watching her with a strange look on his face , half amusement , half something else , and she felt herself bristle .
20 When she looked back at Petion , she saw that he was watching her with a sympathetic expression .
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