Example sentences of "she [vb past] [prep] [pers pn] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found it interesting , however , that Maxine — or Martha — experienced no anxiety due to the nearness of the sea , even when she described to me a violent storm when giant waves lashed the walls of the seaside dwellings . |
| 2 | Very quickly this initial impression vanished as she recognised in him a dazzling personality , a person who had only to enter a room and the pace of things altered . |
| 3 | ‘ She seemed to us a shining light , who did a lot for Liverpool . |
| 4 | She gathered about her a vast retinue and used to enjoy making pompous processions through the streets of Delhi . |
| 5 | She thought about him a good deal , and she was troubled because she could n't feel sure about her feelings towards him . |
| 6 | She stared at him a long while , then shrugged . |
| 7 | The broken sails of the old windmill stood out in silhouette against the sky like a scarecrow 's arms , and as she looked at them a sudden wonderful idea flashed into Cheryl 's mind . |