Example sentences of "she [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joanna was kept in hospital for 10 weeks , during which time she was tested for all kinds of illnesses . |
| 2 | Membership of the Institute requires appropriate practical experience as well as the written exam , so it was a double success story that she was accepted on both counts . |
| 3 | She was engrossed in these thoughts when a scuffle beneath her feet made her leap towards Silas and clasp his arm . |
| 4 | ‘ She was hit by several bullets . |
| 5 | If we printed details of the case it would make her identity too plain to the authorities but suffice it to say that she was detained with some others for celebrating a ‘ banned person ’ — Nelson Mandela . |
| 6 | The prototype of the new Fast Afloat Boat 3 ( see pa 90 of this issue ) carried out her first service on 29 May while returning from Salcombe to Weymouth , where she was based for some days for familiarisation trials . |
| 7 | So convinced was she that ‘ Love conquers all , that she was prepared at all times to forgo conventional ties if they interfered with his development . |
| 8 | When he died , after their long absences abroad , she was left with few friends in England . |
| 9 | When Topaz had first seen the two men riding close to where she was lying behind some rocks , the idea of appropriating one of the horses had n't occurred to her . |
| 10 | One bitch we bred , Champion Jagen Blue Trigo , did the original job she was bred for many years . |
| 11 | Thereafter , she was identified by many newspapers , including the prestigious New York Times , leading to bitter criticism by civil rights organizations and womens ' groups . |
| 12 | She was taken to several clinics and hospitals . |
| 13 | Yeah , she said she was thumbing through this publications catalogue |
| 14 | No evidence was offered against her and she was discharged after several remands . |
| 15 | She was arrested on several occasions and imprisoned three times . |