Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] [verb] she [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rebecca was accusing her of starting the fire , and he was doing nothing to dispute the idea . |
| 2 | Sue was beckoning her from the till . |
| 3 | Gaynor Wynne was filming her with a camcorder during a champagne reception at the Imperial Hotel . |
| 4 | Maggie was taking a plane to London that night and Sheila and Mona were driving her to the airport . |
| 5 | Helen was driving her to suicide , I could see that . |
| 6 | MUM-TO-BE Lynne Adams , 36 , gave birth to a girl on the M5 yesterday as husband Phil was driving her to hospital in Taunton , Somerset . |
| 7 | To Sophie , the atmosphere of the zoo was absorbing , but what pleased her most was the way in which Robert was including her in what he had to do . |
| 8 | But Michele was urging her down the steps , and the gondolier had reached up to assist her into the gently rocking craft . |
| 9 | Becoming aware that Michele was studying her as if tuning into her thoughts , she hurriedly indicated the colourful pageant moving against the magnificent backdrop of St Mark 's and the clock tower , and said , ‘ It 's wonderful , is n't it ? ’ |
| 10 | Erika was not too sure about the girl in Pankow , half suspecting that Fräulein Silber was using her as a means of putting pressure on herself . |
| 11 | Presumably Billykins was telling her about Donald the Gourmet Cook , Donald the Great Fighter for Social Change , Donald the Novelist . |
| 12 | FitzAlan was holding her as if he would make her part of himself , as if he could not bear to be separate from her . |
| 13 | Guy Sterne was eyeing her with amused curiosity . |
| 14 | At that same time in New Zealand , Billy Keith and his sister Roberta were playing war games in the back paddock and nine-year-old Billy was shooting her with a walking stick , but seven-year-old Berta would not lie down . |
| 15 | The Midland Wagon Company were the owners of ‘ Perseverance ’ and the BCR was buying her from them on hire purchase . |
| 16 | But by then , Nicolo was hurrying her down the steps , out of the building , and into a black Mercedes limousine . |
| 17 | Alina had assumed that Belov was taking her to another of the buildings , but it seemed now that he was going to lead her out of the settlement altogether . |
| 18 | She slept badly , with what sleep she did get punctuated with dreams where Barney was driving away in her car , and where Cara was blaming her for letting him take it . |
| 19 | Félix was regarding her with a look of amused tenderness . |
| 20 | The tug of war was still going on , just as fiercely as it ever had , only now Charles was tugging her towards Damian Flint while Jamie hurled accusations of betrayal . |
| 21 | Fernie was regarding her with some awe . |
| 22 | Carolyn was ignoring her like a sulky child . |
| 23 | Fabia got out , then found that before she could say a word , Ven was escorting her inside the hotel and waiting with her while she collected her room key . |
| 24 | John was taking her for granted , so were the children . |
| 25 | Guido was inviting her with a wave of his hand to take a seat on one of the sofas — there were four , all in soft pastel colours and piled with cushions . |
| 26 | Their eyes met , sheer delight in each other in both pairs , and then Luke was kissing her on the mouth with so much loving tenderness that she could n't speak for quite a while . |