Example sentences of "she was [adj] [conj] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The woman , who alleged the abuse started when she was five and ended a decade later when she left the family home in Edmonton , north London , had heard her stepfather was seeking access to his five-year-old daughter by another woman . |
| 2 | She was tall and had a slender enough waist for him to have spanned it with his hands , and he was amazed at how strongly he wished he could be given the chance . |
| 3 | She was young and wore a dress that flared out around her calves . |
| 4 | She was barefoot and wearing a man 's shirt over jeans , the sleeves rolled back on her thin arms . |
| 5 | The hospital said she was comfortable and having a light breakfast — her first full meal since was admitted to hospital . |
| 6 | She was thirsty and wanted a drink . |
| 7 | She looked at him , smiling , and he thought she was beautiful , even though she was old and had a stiff , curly whisker or two on her chin . |