Example sentences of "she was [adj] [conj] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | When she was two and a half , we all went on holiday in France with the two boys . |
2 | She was five and a half when she entered school for the first time . |
3 | He thought of her as the child , though she was married and a mother . |
4 | ‘ She was four and a half when I first saw her , ’ explained Libby . |
5 | But she was worse than a headmistress ; she was the Rector 's wife . |
6 | He or she was poorest when a child when the maternal family had most dependents , in early middle life after marriage and the arrival of young children and again in old age . |
7 | She was diabetic and a cause for concern . |
8 | She was stronger than a roach , as strong as an ox . |
9 | Apart from dog sitting , she was free and a year later the two are still together ! |
10 | She was old and a snob . |
11 | ‘ She was lively and a person who you could always talk to about your problems . ’ |
12 | ‘ She was lively and a person who you could always talk to about your problems . |
13 | ‘ She was lively and a person who you could always talk to about your problems . |
14 | ‘ She was lively and a person who you could always talk to about your problems . |
15 | He would have turned down millions if the woman had been ugly or ill-bred or disagreeable He liked Anna ; he thought she was charming and a credit to himself , and he meant to look after her . |