Example sentences of "she [was/were] now [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was now a companion and friend rather than a nursemaid and domestic servant ; she prepared herself to run her own household and developed her skills as a needlewoman . |
| 2 | He 'd managed to track her down on the Friday evening , waiting for several minutes as she was summoned to the communal phone in the hall where she was now a deputy warden . |
| 3 | She was now a corporal , much thinner and wearing a lot more make-up than I remembered . |
| 4 | There had been tears in her father 's eyes as he 'd handed her the satin-lined box containing the jewels and Emily , taking it , had felt a constriction in her throat for , with the gift , her father was recognizing she was now a woman . |
| 5 | Mr Fisher 's visit had underlined the position she was in , she was now a woman alone . |
| 6 | She was now the prey . |
| 7 | It was gratifying to have people shake her hand who once would n't have given her the time of day , and when she walked through the dreary rooms where evidence of the late Adelaide Morey still abounded she had trouble convincing herself that she was now the mistress here . |
| 8 | She suddenly recollected that she was now the wife of the director of a large company , and drew herself up with what she hoped was some dignity ; but she only succeeded in looking more than ever like a pouter pigeon . |
| 9 | She was now the proprietress of the Rose Bowl . |
| 10 | There was a throbbing urgency developing in the way they touched , a desperation in their kisses ; the yearning for fulfilment that had been growing in her since this man had first taken her was now a scream deep inside her , aching for him , crying for him , sobbing for him . |