Example sentences of "she was [adv] [art] [noun sg] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did he think she was just a face and body , a woman so enamoured of herself and her career that she had no emotions ? |
| 2 | It was rumoured that she was also a poisoner and a witch . |
| 3 | She was now a companion and friend rather than a nursemaid and domestic servant ; she prepared herself to run her own household and developed her skills as a needlewoman . |
| 4 | She was only an inch or two shorter than myself , and she walked slowly , slimly , a shade self-consciously , looking out to sea , avoiding my eyes , as if she now was shy . |
| 5 | My Mam was ‘ the boss ’ at home but outside that house she was merely a wife and mother , never a person in her own right . |