Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] she so " in BNC.
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| 1 | She withdrew , and Claudia opened the door , steeling herself to greet Roman without a trace of the emotion that made her want to run out of the flat , away from the two people she loved most and who were causing her so much pain that she wanted to die . |
| 2 | She paused , feeling a shiver work its way down her spine as she met the black eyes that were regarding her so closely now . |
| 3 | She could tell that Dr Neil was looking at her most sceptically , although he was touching her so gently that the black fear which she had felt before she had fainted did not return — and pooh to his suspicions ! |
| 4 | And how come Neil Cochrane was amusing her so easily without even trying ? |
| 5 | And you , ’ she added , greatly daring — but , since the Master was quizzing her so relentlessly , why should she not quiz the Master ? |
| 6 | She could n't reply , he was holding her so tightly ; and , in any case , there was nothing she wanted to say . |
| 7 | He had gathered her closer in his arms , he was holding her so tightly that she could n't tell whose heartbeat it was she felt throbbing within her bones , his or hers . |
| 8 | It was n't the possibility of Louis learning of their presence in the town that was making her so nervous . |
| 9 | That was precisely the worry that was bothering her so much . |
| 10 | A community nurse was visiting her so that she would n't get too lonely and depressed . |