Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [verb] she [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Happiness , I knew , was not something she thought much of as an end : it was as if she had said , I 'm glad you do n't mind being poor , and , although when I replied to her , it was only to tell her about the baby , Thomas , and how he had put on five pounds and had cut his first tooth , I brooded over what I might have said while I stood at the sink or pushed the pram , making great , windy speeches in my mind , venting on my absent aunt the curious , unreasonable anger that seemed to rise up before me like a dark pit , bottomless and frightening . |
| 2 | But Keith was already pushing her into the living-room , bubbling with what he had to say . |
| 3 | She had been just past Luke when he had caught at her , and now his arms came round her from behind , drawing her back against him , and the response she dreaded was already weakening her as the warmth of him transmitted itself to her . |
| 4 | But he was already leading her to the stairs . |
| 5 | He was still watching her across the table . |
| 6 | He was still holding her by the scruff of the neck . |
| 7 | He was still holding her in the loose circle of his arms and she instantly bridled at the teasing . |
| 8 | He was still clasping her by the shoulders and she tried to shake free . |
| 9 | Anne tried to get up , pulling on a coat , but Nina was still pinning her to the floor . |