Example sentences of "she [was/were] read the " in BNC.
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| 1 | An expensive handbag lay on the table , and she was reading the morning paper in a perfectly ordinary way . |
| 2 | She was reading The Uses of Literacy . |
| 3 | She was reading the Daily Telegraph . |
| 4 | During those five minutes , while she was reading the history of the poppadom from the back of a packet , a female voice said to her , in a strangled way , ‘ Mrs Bouverie ? ’ |
| 5 | Two men , aged 26 and 27 , contested the case but were found guilty of rape and aiding and abetting each other on the sex attacks on a 21-year-old French woman , who told how the two burst into her room at a friend 's flat while she was reading the Bible . |
| 6 | ‘ He 'll be with fairground people , ’ said Mrs Flaherty , staring into her teacup as if she was reading the leaves . |
| 7 | She was reading The Times with the aid of a magnifying glass . |