Example sentences of "[vb past] she [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as she played she sang in a high contralto . |
| 2 | By the time morning finally came she felt like a total wreck . |
| 3 | Whenever she felt unwell or oppressed she embarked on a new course of treatment at the alternative medicine centre or ingested a new range of vitamins . |
| 4 | She knew she sounded like a sulky little girl , but his news was a shattering disappointment . |
| 5 | ‘ I knew she went to a certain museum but I did n't know where else she went , nor any of her sources , nor what she paid for things . |
| 6 | Marie was sure that this was because he did n't want to make his family out as ‘ better ’ than hers : he knew she lived on a scruffy council estate with a bad reputation . |
| 7 | Why did she feel like a raw beginner in medical school , having to explain her actions , or rather her lack of them , to a senior ? |
| 8 | Did she look like a criminal or something ? |
| 9 | She says that I said she looked like a bloody parrot . |
| 10 | Fernando had adored the way she dressed in Seville , said she looked like a stunning sexy witch in the black she favoured so much … |