Example sentences of "[verb] she [was/were] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But we did n't know she was leaving the child on her own , ’ cried Lily . |
| 2 | And , contrary to her belief , she found she was enjoying the atmosphere at Parkwood . |
| 3 | She glanced down , to discover she was hugging the very edge of the mattress . |
| 4 | Proud though he was of his wife , Charles could not help noticing she was stealing the limelight . |
| 5 | Charles was n't sure whether Jacqui believed she was telling the truth or not . |
| 6 | Farrow says she was guaranteed the sum , even though she pulled out of the film in August after discovering Woody was having an affair with her adopted daughter , Soon-Yi Previn , 21 . |
| 7 | I hope she was telling the truth . |
| 8 | Since then he had tried to stay away from her , and it seemed she was doing the same , which did nothing to cool his interest . |
| 9 | And now what pleased her was loving the doll , and sewing and embroidering baby clothes , and looking after Dr Neil — particularly looking after Dr Neil — and what would Mama say to that ? |
| 10 | Miss Giles had earlier told Wells Street magistrates that she had not considered the film to be ‘ a very hot potato ’ and had not realised she was breaking the law when she showed it to about 120 people last April . |
| 11 | ‘ Well at least we 've got this beano thanks to her — Aunt 's been planning it for weeks , ever since she heard that this lady might be coming down here , you 'd think she were dining the Prince des Galles . ’ |
| 12 | But just as quickly she remembered herself , barely thirteen , standing up in class and saying she did n't think the Catholic Church was fair and the nun , red in the face , asking who did she think she was to question the Pope 's teaching . |
| 13 | She felt a wire wool of beard on her chin , and realised she was seeing the world two-dimensionally . |
| 14 | She realised she was gripping the gun with two hands and had trained it on his chest , as if she expected him to leap up at any moment and lunge at her . |
| 15 | Now she was cautious , and Edouard — to his surprise — realised she was weighing the risk of offending him . |
| 16 | I mean she was warning the population that there 's erm salmonella in eggs , and I her party is actually traditionally in the interests of the farmers and things , and she took the interests of the population first and she was absolutely hauled through the hedges by the press . |
| 17 | We surfed that channel in half the time it normally takes and then towards the end of our Connemara trip , even after a couple of longer crossings where she admitted she was cursing the disappearing stern of my glassfibres boat , she wanted to buy the Seayak . |
| 18 | She could n't quite believe she was taking the first few tentative steps back towards her marriage . |
| 19 | She felt defiant , buying presents in the teeth of Uncle Philip 's disapproval , though he could not have known she was keeping the Christmas economy going . |
| 20 | The broadcast brought an instant response from Gloucestershire Environmental Health Officers , who visited Mrs Stainton Kelly and warned she was breaking the law : |
| 21 | The broadcast brought an instant response from Gloucestershire Environmental Health Officers , who visited Mrs Stainton Kelly and warned she was breaking the law : |
| 22 | In fact , she did not realise she was to have the honour conferred on her for a few days after the letter arrived . |
| 23 | She fell silent for a moment and I saw she was watching the long heaving waves slip past our flanks . |
| 24 | Sara felt she was holding the distillation of summer in her hand . |
| 25 | It was interesting to see the pervasive and unanimous attitude of guilt and apology whenever a teacher felt she was questioning the norms of society . |
| 26 | Even when he knew she was speaking the truth about Dana he would continue to think she was out for all she could get , and she had only herself to blame . |
| 27 | what you suggested how she got in that , oh no you ca n't have that , well she kept coming and she kept are n't I a silly bitch , are n't I silly bitch Bill , and he looked she was taking the mickey out and he said well what , what 's your daughter 's name , she said Jane , as if he was puddled he said no what 's that name ? |
| 28 | Several times , Bernice thought she was getting the better of him , only to realise that he was toying with her expectations and reactions . |
| 29 | er , it got that bad that I thought she was taking the piss out of me . |
| 30 | She thought she was crying the words aloud , but all that came back to her was her voice — flat , low , saying , ‘ She 's my aunt . |