Example sentences of "she [was/were] [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Just one , ’ she said graciously , managing to make it sound as though she were doing him a big favour . |
| 2 | She was telling me the other day . |
| 3 | Probably nothing , he was thinking , she 's only winding me up , and the thought that she was gave him a pleasurable kick . |
| 4 | He thought she was giving him an unmistakable message of availability . |
| 5 | A second or so later she was giving herself a mental shake and opening her eyes again . |
| 6 | Mrs Goreng presented the idea like she was doing me a big favour , giving me the chance to teach the future malai President . |
| 7 | She was berating me the whole time . |