Example sentences of "she be [art] [adj] [conj] a " in BNC.
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1 | He carried her as if she were no more than a disobedient child back down the path to the fountain . |
2 | With a brief nod , as though she were no more than a casual acquaintance , he closed the door . |
3 | And he had spoken of her as though she were no more than a female to be used and then discarded . |
4 | You have only to read her bestselling books , In the Shadow of Man and Through a Window , to recognise that by temperament she is a romantic and a child of nature . |
5 | Now that it was over Edward seemed to have gone a very long way away from her , as if she was no more than a stranger to whom he was giving a lift . |
6 | Then she skirted the table , gripped her stepmother by the shoulders , and began to shake her as if she was no more than a rag doll . |
7 | Now another life was about to begin , one in which she was no more than a surname and number , a woman who had lifted her hand in salute and sworn allegiance to King and country . |
8 | They say she was no more than a skeleton . |
9 | However much she 'd fallen in love with Rohan , to him she was no more than a passing fancy , to be enjoyed then discarded . |
10 | Smaller she grew , and smaller yet , till she was no larger than a monkey . |
11 | And I 'll have to get a two look , cos she was a thirteen and a half so I bought a one . |