Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] [verb] she [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dark eyes were raking her from head to toe , appraising her — from the long , tousled russet hair to the bare feet protruding from beneath the hem of her wrap . |
| 2 | The blue eyes were studying her with an intentness she found exceedingly disconcerting . |
| 3 | His partner had suddenly remembered her brothers were to meet her at the door and take her home ( an old trick , this ) . |
| 4 | The police were driving her around Soweto , wanting her to identify key activists . |
| 5 | Susan had no clothes on , and the two men were showering her from head to foot — in her eyes , inside her ears , everywhere . |
| 6 | The thorns were cutting her to pieces . |
| 7 | She had guessed Robert and others were manipulating her as a chess piece in a game whose rules and ultimate aim were a mystery . |