Example sentences of "she [was/were] [adj] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was due to receive several hours help from a patient aide each day . |
| 2 | The Dungannon bowler also showed top form in the women 's singles to beat Pat Day of Leinster 21–17 to win a place in the third round where she was due to meet Inter-Association player Enid Hilton . |
| 3 | Topaz was delighted , but she did n't shew it in case Mother thought she was anxious to leave High Tor . |
| 4 | She was dismayed to see these strangers accosting her when she expected to see an old man in a cowboy hat with a black and white photograph face . |
| 5 | Although she stated that after 25 years in government she was keen to seek new challenges , there was widespread speculation that she would resume her political career in 1992 by contesting either the governorship or a Senate seat in her native North Carolina . |
| 6 | Years later this lady of character was to write a rather moving piece entitled ‘ The Love Song of T. S. Eliot ’ secretary ( Confrontation , Long Island University , Winter 1975 ) ; and from what Eliot said once , though half-jocularly , when he and his wife and I were having a meal together , there was more than one secretary who could have composed such a Love Song , or at least who had the necessarily incentive or excuse , I vaguely recall the lady as of ample build and very cheerful , so she was able to put good face on her sad plight . |
| 7 | The patient immediately under her care must have priority , and as always she was able to give full attention to her diagnosis . |
| 8 | From there , she was able to make regular visits to Vietnam — and so give us essential reports on where our help was needed most . |
| 9 | Admission to a psychiatric unit was not thought necessary because she was able to make realistic plans concerning how she would cope during the next few days , and support was available from her children . |
| 10 | She was able to change this pattern slowly , beginning to recognise , express and meet her own needs . |
| 11 | She learned to stand up from sitting in a chair , and within two years she was able to walk short distances , even outside , with very little help . |
| 12 | When the three appeared for school they were wary of her at first but she was able to summon sufficient energy to disguise her lack of it and they were completely at ease before they left for school . |
| 13 | Ann Marie Stephenson , 39 , in Northgate , Darlington , said she was so drunk she was unable to give coherent answers to questions , the court heard . |
| 14 | Diagnosed as suffering from gastroschisis , a major bowel disorder , at birth , she was unable to digest any food at all . |
| 15 | Although Grace wrote to Charlie every month , she was unable to supply any news on the whereabouts of their father . |
| 16 | An insurance company 's agent had pocketed premiums paid to him by Haslip , so that she was unable to pay medical bills following hospitalization . |
| 17 | After some reflection , she was unable to offer any rule but said , quite correctly , ‘ It seems to have something to do with the verb . ’ |
| 18 | The girls knew that the ‘ few quid ’ would be a generous sum , and even if she was unable to buy nice things , it would show Eileen that her father approved of the marriage , though he was unable to express his feelings in the letter sent with it . |
| 19 | She was ready to scream blue murder when the flap landed on her tender slit . |
| 20 | Maurin had challenged her , and she was afraid to meet that challenge . |
| 21 | She was afraid to make much noise , for fear of being overheard by her employer next door , for she did not want to see her until after Benedict 's promised visit . |
| 22 | One of the teachers said that immediately school re-opened after the Christmas holidays she was likely to encounter little girls doing high kicks in unlikely places in the hope of catching her eye and ultimately achieving one of these aims . |
| 23 | The bank knew that Mr. O'Brien was likely to have some influence on her and that she was likely to place some reliance on him and his business judgment . |
| 24 | For the next two years she was supposed to spend five hours a day lying flat on her back on an old Flemish seat in the hall of her parents ' London house . |
| 25 | Unless she was prepared to take second place in his life . |
| 26 | She was quick to find mutual grounds of interest , and good value was given all round . |