Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] she [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She told them about her house and that the managers were calling her a thief . |
| 2 | These problems and a long evening incarcerated below decks without fresh air were giving her a headache . |
| 3 | The uniforms were giving her the once-over . |
| 4 | While Hyacinth awarded marks , others , just as predatory , were giving her the eye . |
| 5 | He said , ‘ Angie … ’ and she stood aside to let him in , lost for words , then followed him to the kitchen , as if he were showing her the way . |
| 6 | I think the doctors were telling her the truth . ’ |
| 7 | Just over five minutes later she had taken the tablet and Felipe was pouring her a cup of tea , and Maggie looked at him in amusement . |
| 8 | ‘ Who was selling her the stuff , this same man ? ’ |
| 9 | If she wanted Lori gone then the quickest way was to give her the coffee she 'd asked for . |
| 10 | She felt it probing her mind , as if it was asking her a question , searching for something in her mind . |
| 11 | My mum said , she 's going my mum said , she was going to sign in because she was late , and then I was giving her a pen like |
| 12 | He went out , and Merrill sensed that he was giving her a breathing space . |
| 13 | Yet he was giving her a choice , Isabel realised suddenly . |
| 14 | The appellant 's 18 year old daughter was indecently assaulted by the father of her boyfriend , while he was giving her a lift in his van . |
| 15 | Bobbie looked surprised , because just for a moment she thought Peter was giving her the engine . |
| 16 | And with that sarcastic tone she had always disliked he said he was giving her the answers : he ha.i acquired a duplicate set of keys to help in his research for Eliot . |
| 17 | Swinging himself into the saddle , Guy turned Chalon 's head towards Winchester and began to consider the various means whereby he could ensure that Isabel belonged to him while he was giving her the time she needed . |
| 18 | Her father was reading her the story , a long time ago . |
| 19 | It says much for the calibre of Mrs Kirkley that , after greeting Aggie with an inclination of her head and a smile , she looked at Millie , who was handing her the present , and said , ‘ Oh , thank you very much , Millie ; I 'm sure they 'll be delightful . |
| 20 | ‘ I was showing her a bird , ’ Mandy interrupted , turning and wrinkling her nose in playful warning at Charity . |
| 21 | She owed money at the site shop where the tenants were forced to buy their paraffin at inflated prices , and , though the Assistance Board was making her an allowance , she was so deeply in debt that there was no possibility of getting straight . |
| 22 | She thought he was throwing her a sop and it steeled her . |
| 23 | Throwing him a look of haughty disdain , she bent down to push her boots into the ski-bindings , furiously aware that he was watching her every move . |
| 24 | Horribly aware that he was watching her every move , she tentatively slid the skis forward , uttering up a silent word of thanks when they obeyed . |
| 25 | She flicked him a quick glance , then concentrated on lifting two green-patterned mugs from the cupboard and placing them neatly on the marble counter , all too aware that he was watching her every move . |
| 26 | She had the feeling that someone or something was watching her every movement . |
| 27 | He was telling her the cage door was open but she was still chained to the bars . |
| 28 | By the week 's end the proctologist was saying that it had been the best goddamned vacation he had ever taken , and as we passed the bunkering moorings near McIllvanney 's yard I saw him take Ellen aside and I guessed he was offering her a job . |
| 29 | She sniffed and discovered that Mr Beckenham was offering her a pocket handkerchief . |
| 30 | But , even while her spirits were taking a nosedive that , supposing he was offering her a lift to Prague , there would n't be any point in accepting if it was unlikely she 'd be able to book in anywhere , he , to her absolute astonishment , was going on , ‘ There 's a spare room in a suite I 've reserved for this month — you can have that if you wish . ’ |