Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] she with [art] [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 Lazy-lidded grey eyes in a dark , chisel-chinned face were regarding her with an insulting trace of laughter somewhere in their depths .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 She had £8,000 in the Gibraltar fund , a substantial slice of which was providing her with a monthly income .
7 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 .
8 His voice was low , and she glanced up and saw that he was watching her with a strange kind of intensity .
9 He was watching her with a strange look on his face , half amusement , half something else , and she felt herself bristle .
10 When she looked back at Petion , she saw that he was watching her with a sympathetic expression .
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