Example sentences of "[adj] she [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When actress Leslie Ash was pregnant she was told she was suffering from toxoplasmosis and that her baby was in danger . |
| 2 | Thomas , how glad she was to have him here . |
| 3 | It made her glad she was disobeying them ; gladder still that she and Rob were lovers . |
| 4 | Edouard knew that the more rational his arguments were , the more likely she was to resist them . |
| 5 | Then he would test her to make sure she was taking it in . |
| 6 | She never would say why but I felt almost sure she was doing it against him , either to spite him or to gain his attention . |
| 7 | They might come and see how competent she was to run it if they chose , but short of abducting her , they could do no more than advise . |
| 8 | How happy she was to see me ! |
| 9 | Unlike the others , she did n't rush to say how pleased she was to see him after all this time ; she did n't make polite small talk about Lucasta Redburn 's death . |
| 10 | Happily she waved back , realising just how pleased she was to see them again and when , moments later , she climbed into the crowded bus with David behind her she was deafened by welcoming voices . |
| 11 | Without her even being aware she was doing it , her fingers rearranged the items on the desk . |