Example sentences of "she [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Telling herself she was an idiot , she pulled her thoughts together and made an effort to concentrate upon what he was saying , and as she listened to the pleasant tones of his deep voice she realised he was on the subject of white-water rafting . |
| 2 | She realised he was under a strain . |
| 3 | For a minute she did n't know where she was and , as she realised she was at the farm , fear stayed firmly with her . |
| 4 | When she came to with a start she found they were in the car park below the ruins of the castle in Haverfordwest . |
| 5 | When she woke it was to the incessant chattering of the wheels against the rails and Emily thought she would never arrive at her destination . |
| 6 | Three months into the therapy she began to suffer severe psychological traumas — she says she was in a state of constant terror . |
| 7 | ‘ She reckoned it was like a department store , do n't you remember ? ’ |
| 8 | She felt a little exposed and felt her way along until she discovered she was on a ledge . |
| 9 | He still had enough of his wits to take great care not to let his hands touch her or anything else , but she sensed he was on the edge of collapse . |
| 10 | I had n't seen her since you went to America , and then about six months ago I was staying the week-end with the Coleworthys and I thought I had better drop in to see the old girl in case she heard I was in the neighbourhood and took offence " |
| 11 | We know nothing of her months there , and we only know that when she returned it was with the dark inner side of her nature woken , so that she must be kept chained and guarded . ’ |
| 12 | At first she thought it was like a watch-tower , because the roof sloped down to the tops of the two windows , making them the most important things . |
| 13 | As the evening progressed she knew she was at a crossroads . |
| 14 | She knew she was on the edge of tears . |
| 15 | But this time she knew she was in no danger of losing her head . |
| 16 | Yet they all seemed to stand in that wind Ruth could n't feel , and she knew she was in the presence of men greater than kings . |
| 17 | She knew she was like a bitch on heat . |
| 18 | She knew he was on the verge of losing his job . |
| 19 | With a slow erotic motion , she slid her smouldering twat up and down his pulsating shaft , until she knew he was on the very point of ejaculation . |
| 20 | She knew he was on the brink of orgasm , and was aware of a gathering in her own loins . |
| 21 | She knew he was in a position to do what he wished , but what made him think she would enjoy it ? |
| 22 | She felt she was in a private hell of her own on Saturday morning while she waited for Naylor to call . |
| 23 | When she spoke it was to the shoes . |
| 24 | She radiated a peculiar authority — they all felt it — yet when she spoke it was in a small , flat voice hardly above a whisper . |
| 25 | The journey had been too much for her , he thought apprehensively , but when she spoke it was in a cheerful raised voice . |
| 26 | For a moment she wished she were on the top floor of a very , very high skyscraper . |
| 27 | Mr Anderson replied : ‘ No , she said she was on the pill . ’ |
| 28 | I 'm sure she said she was in a play |
| 29 | I got her there , she said she was in a hurry because she was afraid to leave Keith too long I said well I 'm in a hurry as well so I got her there as quick as I could and erm |
| 30 | She said she was in the same boat as himself and kept her fist closed tight in the pocket of her overall on the one and ninepence Uncle Vernon had given her earlier . |