Example sentences of "she [vb past] [pers pn] was [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Telling herself she was an idiot , she pulled her thoughts together and made an effort to concentrate upon what he was saying , and as she listened to the pleasant tones of his deep voice she realised he was on the subject of white-water rafting . |
2 | She realised he was under a strain . |
3 | For a minute she did n't know where she was and , as she realised she was at the farm , fear stayed firmly with her . |
4 | She realised she was on her own ; George must be expecting a true Conflict Situation if he was already saving his last bullet for himself . |
5 | As Ace stood she realized it was beyond her reach , but Daak would be able to attack it with his chainsword . |
6 | When she woke up , she found she was at home with him at last . ’ |
7 | and said that Christopher was on interview and er if he got through the first part to the second part he would in the afternoon he would give us a ph a ring , erm but he , by ten to two he had n't phoned so she assumed he was on his way back having |
8 | It had a Birmingham postmark and was addressed to ‘ Robert Hilton ’ and she assumed it was for her son . |
9 | When she woke it was to the incessant chattering of the wheels against the rails and Emily thought she would never arrive at her destination . |
10 | She estimated he was in his early thirties . |
11 | He was aware that she believed he was in need of art . |
12 | Mrs Busuttil went to Middlesbrough General Hospital on January 31 because she believed she was in labour . |
13 | ‘ She reckoned it was like a department store , do n't you remember ? ’ |
14 | There was no chimney attached to it ; so she guessed it was for paraffin oil . |
15 | She felt a little exposed and felt her way along until she discovered she was on a ledge . |
16 | He still had enough of his wits to take great care not to let his hands touch her or anything else , but she sensed he was on the edge of collapse . |
17 | I had n't seen her since you went to America , and then about six months ago I was staying the week-end with the Coleworthys and I thought I had better drop in to see the old girl in case she heard I was in the neighbourhood and took offence " |
18 | We know nothing of her months there , and we only know that when she returned it was with the dark inner side of her nature woken , so that she must be kept chained and guarded . ’ |
19 | Miss Sherwin said she found out the stall had been sold for below the price she thought it was worth and felt ‘ ripped off ’ . |
20 | At first she thought it was like a watch-tower , because the roof sloped down to the tops of the two windows , making them the most important things . |
21 | She thought it was within her grasp and then MacQuillan died and Maureen left the department and Holly got desperate and tried to have you locked up . ’ |
22 | She thought it was from her father that she 'd inherited her logical mind and a way with figures . |
23 | So she was not only watching but being watched when she thought she was by herself , when she was taking her clothes off and putting them on and so on . |
24 | Nails looked so strange she thought he was off his rocker . |
25 | She did not know the Rifleman well , yet she thought he was by far the best-looking man on the Prince 's staff . |
26 | She was in love , she thought he was in love with her and yet she was concerned that there might be another woman hovering in the background . |
27 | I went there unexpectedly as a surprise ; she thought I was on duty — they were in bed … ’ |
28 | As the evening progressed she knew she was at a crossroads . |
29 | It had been granted grudgingly and she knew she was on thin ice as far as her superiors were concerned . |
30 | She knew she was on the edge of tears . |