Example sentences of "she [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Physically , she was looking better than Harriet had seen her in a long while . |
| 2 | And when we got there she was shouting louder than anyone ! ’ |
| 3 | It was noticeable , among other things , that she was drinking faster than anybody else . |
| 4 | I think that 's why she said she was getting better when she was n't . ’ |
| 5 | Then he strode over to Mum and pulled her to her feet , although her face was still buried in the apron and she was wailing louder than ever . |
| 6 | Fifteen minutes later , however , and Fabia 's anger , like her shower water , had drained away , and she was feeling unhappier than she ever had in her life . |
| 7 | ‘ It depends , ’ she said : she was feeling happier since Memet had arrived but would not have dreamed of telling him so . |