Example sentences of "she was [verb] [adv prt] on [art] " in BNC.
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1 | She was propped up on the sofa near her open window which commanded an excellent view of the whole of Canons ' Court . |
2 | While the investigation was being carried out she was pushed up on the X-ray table with sufficient force to rip the intravenous infusion from an already bruised and swollen arm . |
3 | Cathy when I was in hospital in er a physiotherapy bit , where they , where they brought children in , erm there was this little girl and like she was riding round on a little bike , you know , so she 's quite , quite old and she had er , in , in brace , but her legs were like out at the side and her feet were pointing down and they 're pointing up , I 'm just a bit confused . |
4 | She was sent out on an adventure which took her from the Annunciation to pentecost , and the questions and uncertainties built up . |
5 | She was turned down on the grounds of lack of experience with sick children . |
6 | Mrs yeah I was laughing , she was rolling around on the floor laughing , yes I said oh it 's |
7 | She was held down on the bed whilst a variety of sexual acts were performed on her . |
8 | That had been their agreement , and , if she was walking out on the deal earlier than expected , it was as much his fault as hers . |
9 | Knowing what I know now , I imagined she was stretched out on the marital bed finishing the job . |
10 | It was n't until she was put back on a different oral antibiotic — these work directly on the inflamed cells in the spots — that she started to notice a change . |
11 | She put the tray she was carrying down on the wrought iron table . |
12 | Schoolgirl Camilla Rigg , for instance , was up from Cambridge on a shopping trip to London when she was signed up on the spot . |
13 | She was sitting down on the couch with Newman beside her . |