Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [verb] she [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to Gregory the slanders against Fredegund were intended to drive her from the court , thus facilitating the elevation of her stepson , Clovis , to the throne . |
| 2 | After her marriage attempts were made to unseat her from the London School Board because of the alleged illegality of her name . |
| 3 | Determined but polite efforts were made to interest her in the purchase of tomatoes , plums , oranges , artichokes , mussels , scallops , chickens and even a swordfish steak . |
| 4 | Suddenly the senior courtiers who had sniffily averted their eyes when the Princess approached were forced to treat her with more respect . |
| 5 | Eventually we were forced to release her on a technicality . |
| 6 | The one time they were encouraged to sit her on a chair , after she had scratched her sister , both parents moved over to her and fussed her , talking and explaining to her why they were putting her on the chair . |
| 7 | Englishmen were afraid that France might be able to dominate Europe and were determined to hold her in check . |
| 8 | Every time she put her nose out of the door , there he seemed to be , and if he was n't outside he was inside , making provocative remarks that were guaranteed to drive her into a fury . |
| 9 | The locks on her office door were changed to prevent her from gaining access . |
| 10 | She could not possibly have known the misery such a revelation would cause him , because now he was forbidden to call her by any other name and he knew from painful experience that Tom Fish would not relent until he had his way . |
| 11 | As it was American atomic attitudes in this period hardened British resolution not to be bullied out of the business and not to acquiesce in an American monopoly ; it encouraged her determination to be a nuclear power for the sake of the influence this was expected to give her in Washington ! |
| 12 | When Anna was three years old it was decided to put her in foal , but many nose twitches , injections , and rectal examinations later , she was still not pregnant ; so she was sold . |
| 13 | Consciousness deteriorated and , since the pain ‘ could no longer be relieved ’ , it was decided to kill her with a large dose of opioids . |
| 14 | Neither ailment had been positively identified when she arrived at the Royal and it was decided to transfer her for further investigation . |
| 15 | The doctor came within the half-hour , and spent some time with Rebecca before deciding that an ambulance was needed to take her to the Marshes . |
| 16 | More weather rail weight was needed to keep her on her feet . |
| 17 | Spennymoor impresario John Wray met Angie last summer and was inspired to book her for several tours of the North-East . |
| 18 | It was hoped to refloat her on the next high water at 2120 and the Greek master had requested lifeboat assistance . |
| 19 | No one else was allowed to overrule her in the boardroom . |
| 20 | I was allowed to see her in the visiting room , but if some of the girls knew you were from C1 they 'd call you muppet . |
| 21 | Anon she was not placed in the royal vault ; rather the opportunity was taken to put her in the Villiers vault in 1776 when the neighbouring Percy vault was opened for the reception of the remains of the First Duchess of Northumberland . |
| 22 | He was determined to torment her in any way he could . |