Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] she " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When I did get back she had a very strange and dangerous problem which she dumped in my lap , assured me I was the only man she could trust to handle it . |
| 2 | When she was first married , I was the only person she could turn to . |
| 3 | She told me I was the only person she could trust , though I often saw her around with other people , misplaced people , I suppose . |
| 4 | I was the first person she turned to when she found herself pregnant . ’ |
| 5 | Surely , if she was the caring person she makes out , she would insist on paying her dues . |
| 6 | Our interview with her was the first news she had ever had that she had been the subject of a judgement summons . |
| 7 | She picked up her book and began reading , making a show of turning the pages so that he was left in no doubt that his presence next to her was the last thing she needed . |
| 8 | Peter wondered if he were the only person she had n't bothered to tell . |
| 9 | She shuffled around uncomfortably , finally deciding to cut the bread because it was the one thing she could at least guarantee not to spoil . |
| 10 | She loved Hyde Park because it was the nearest thing she 'd seen to the country side since she had arrived in the capital . |
| 11 | In fact , it was the extra revenue she brought in at the baby end that enabled the charity to open up units for cervical cancer , and fund other research into unappealing but equally vital conditions . |
| 12 | She had given the food-mixer a pat ; it was the new object she loved best . |
| 13 | It was the first bathroom she had ever had to herself , and sharing with three younger brothers — she had found tadpoles in her toothglass once — had its share of perils . |
| 14 | It was the first communication she 'd had with her since the day she left the convent ignominiously and in dire disgrace . |
| 15 | In fact , she sounded particularly cheerful ; it was the first morning she had woken up with no trace of sickness , and was cheered at the thought of entering the ‘ blooming ’ phase of pregnancy . |
| 16 | It was the first remark she had volunteered all evening . |
| 17 | In practice , she learnt to ski ; but it was the first time she had been away from her friends and family , the first time she had been on a plane , the first time she had been abroad , and she was desperately unhappy . |
| 18 | It was the first time she had ever warned him off anything private and for a moment he looked puzzled and embarrassed . |
| 19 | It was the first time she 'd heard her speak . |
| 20 | I was to write about it for Cosmopolitan , she for Trud ; it was the first time she had been outside the Soviet bloc . |
| 21 | It was the first time she had ever seen her team eager and willing and fully co-operative , the envy of all her friends . |
| 22 | Simon said , and it was the first time she had heard that name . |
| 23 | It was the first time she had been so near a man with sweet breath and the scent of success about him . |
| 24 | It was the first time she 'd been in such a grand vehicle , and when she looked over the side she seemed so high up she was dizzy . |
| 25 | It was the first time she had ever begged him for anything , but she knew it was likely he could be persuaded with flattery . |
| 26 | It was the first time she 'd ever been on board ship . |
| 27 | It was the first time she had been into the city since that awful night of the cockfight back in February . |
| 28 | It was the first time she had been able to grant his wish and take him to visit Santa Claus in a large department store , and that made it for her the happiest Christmas she could remember . |
| 29 | It was the first time she 'd seen him look really happy . |
| 30 | It was the first time she had left little Bradley , the first time she had been out to celebrate his birth — and it was the last time he would ever see his mother again . |