Example sentences of "she [was/were] [verb] [be] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leila had told her that what she was experiencing was a kind of installation sequence , which had to be allowed to take its course . |
| 2 | The clothes she was wearing were the only things in the jogger 's favour : they were ideal for running or fighting . |
| 3 | Rincewind could be absolutely certain about that , because all she was wearing was a medallion around her neck . |
| 4 | It was a pleasant sight , as all she was wearing was a gold throat chain which spelled out ZARIA in half-inch letters . |
| 5 | The suit she was wearing was the colour and texture of sacking , a foreign-looking suit somehow with those buttoned pockets , but the ticket collector was willing to bet it had n't cost a penny less than forty guineas . |
| 6 | She knew it was going to hurt like crazy giving up her chances of ever catching a glimpse of Naylor again , but she knew in her heart of hearts that the action she was taking was the only one possible . |
| 7 | But she was n't seeing the chimney pots or the river ; what she was seeing were the clothes in her wardrobe , those beautiful clothes . |
| 8 | She realised that part of the wailing she was hearing was a siren . |
| 9 | She tested the water with her elbow , pushing the sleeve up , as she had done when the girl she was teasing was a baby , and then dipped the scoop into the cauldron and ladled it into a bowl for Rosa to wash the dirt of the road off her toes . |
| 10 | In the part in which she was standing was a small table and two chairs and an iron contraption that looked as if it might be used for some form of heating . |
| 11 | Loren seemed to have desperation in her eyes , and the good time that she was having was a fierce one . |
| 12 | Yes , she was saying was the lady that they erm er |