Example sentences of "she [was/were] open the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she were to open the door perhaps the blackness would be out there now , ready to swallow her , as it had almost done on that previous occasion ; or would she wander endlessly in a limbo of greyness , forever trapped between Johnny 's time and her own ? |
| 2 | She was opening the cupboard containing her piece when she saw Nevil hurrying over . |
| 3 | She was opening the post in her private office at Kensington Palace , a task she usually relished . |
| 4 | As she was opening the door , she thought of something and turned round . |
| 5 | As she was opening the fridge , she caught sight of Vicky coming up the path . |
| 6 | The thought caused her to hasten forward again , and moments later she was opening the food hampers . |
| 7 | She was opening the envelope as she spoke . |