Example sentences of "she [vb past] [prep] [be] the [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | When she was young and maybe a little wilful , Elizabeth had made what she deemed to be the right decision , and she had suffered because of it . |
| 2 | The profound anguish and hopeless despair of this woman in the face of what she believed to be the moral ruin of her whole life can not well be described . |
| 3 | She founded a Hindu College at Benares , adopted the 14-year-old Krishnamurti , whom she believed to be the earthly vehicle of the new World Teacher , and played an important part in the campaign for Indian self-government . |
| 4 | Agnes watched the young , plump , matronly lady look at the young man , whom she imagined to be the same age as his wife . |
| 5 | Tall windows stared bleakly down at her from what she guessed to be the great hall . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh sir ! ’ said Mrs Crump faintly and for a moment she threatened to be the second act to Miss D'Arcy 's opener . |
| 7 | Some chapters ( written by Tim Madge ) just deal with Tracy and her family life that help you to see how she grew to be the strong character she became , making the book more personal than Fazisi . |
| 8 | Simon could n't afford to let himself be divorced ; Constanza did some extremely quixotic things and they managed to fix it so that she appeared to be the guilty party . |
| 9 | ‘ It is n't very gallant of me to say so , ’ he added , softly kissing her fingertips , ‘ but the fact is , Marissa had decided that she wanted to be the second Mrs Wyndham — while I , my darling , was only interested in the first . ’ |