Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] she [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had charm , a way of making you feel that you were joining her in some harmless conspiracy . |
| 2 | Gradually she came to realize that it was reminding her of her father — her father and the allotment . |
| 3 | Claudia lifted her arms , putting them round his broad shoulders , hardly conscious that he was divesting her of her jacket and blouse . |
| 4 | It was then she realised that he was lambasting her with the tennis racquet . |
| 5 | When she looked back at Petion , she saw that he was watching her with a sympathetic expression . |
| 6 | His voice was low , and she glanced up and saw that he was watching her with a strange kind of intensity . |
| 7 | She understood that he was imagining her in a swimsuit with sleek hair at the local pool or in a short , white dress on a tennis court . |
| 8 | Utterly flabbergasted , Leith began to realise that he was accusing her of announcing their ‘ engagement ’ to all and sundry . |
| 9 | She looked at him warily to find that he was regarding her with unprecedented tenderness . |
| 10 | Privately , Robbie considered he was over-reacting , that he was blaming her for his own inability to work today . |
| 11 | When she came to , she saw that he was carrying her across the field , past the cottage and up the track towards his Jaguar . |
| 12 | She knew that John truly believed that he was protecting her by keeping their love secret , but she was becoming frustrated and annoyed about the situation . |