Example sentences of "she [was/were] [adj] see the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So sharp was her sense of the rules having changed that she was shocked to see the name Mary Hunter at the top of the card in the doctor 's hand . |
| 2 | ‘ Said she was anxious to see the lad settled and she was sorry if she was being a bore . ’ |
| 3 | Time and again she told herself she was fortunate to see the back of him , so often she reminded herself of the despicable way he had behaved . |
| 4 | Although Ruth now knew that she would be on the moor throughout the coming winter , and perhaps if she was lucky see the first , early signs of spring , she knew she was now taking her farewell of its chief beauty . |
| 5 | She was astonished to see the tears flowing down Beth 's face . |
| 6 | But Tildy was happy to work with no thanks , she was happy to see the men with Aileen , she was happy to know that the men loved Aileen . |
| 7 | Sitting at a table with Rebecca Small , Richard Barton , Laura Lewis , Natasha James and Holly Randall she was able to see the children 's work books . |
| 8 | From the air she was able to see the whole length of the valley and she could only guess at its size . |
| 9 | As he dropped his hands and turned towards her she was distressed to see the tortured expression deeply etched on his face . |
| 10 | She was surprised to see the two Wallingtons sitting opposite each other , about eighteen inches apart , apparently concentrating hard on something that lay between them . |
| 11 | She was surprised to see the studio door open , he always closed the door when he was working and kept it locked when he was n't there . |
| 12 | She was unable to see the thick , penis-shaped dildo being fitted to the piston rod , or the big machine being placed strategically by her rear end . |
| 13 | She was glad to see the back of them with their interfering ways and their lack of respect . |
| 14 | She always did bring the water eventually , and to her cronies Mairi sometimes admitted she was glad to see the back of her for a few hours ; but that never weakened her tongue . |
| 15 | She told herself she was glad to see the back of him , but it was not strictly true . |
| 16 | He shrugged it off , not convinced that his concern was necessary because she was unlikely to see the man that evening and in the morning there could be an arrest . |
| 17 | She smiled at him , and the others , and as the waiter appeared at her side with her coffee she was amused to see the speed at which twenty men were on their feet offering her a chair . |