Example sentences of "she was [verb] something [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was clutching something in her right hand , something covered in white powder , as she weaved towards us and sat down heavily and out of breath . |
| 2 | She already felt that she was learning something about art . |
| 3 | She was babbling something about helicopters . |
| 4 | For one who was convinced of the merits of control , both control of self and regulation of one 's environment , she was discovering something beyond her range of command ; her children . |
| 5 | Defries realized that she was holding something in her right hand . |
| 6 | She was shredding something by holding the tip of the blade and moving the handle of the knife around in an arc , her head on one side . |
| 7 | She was asking something from him , this stranger whose job was to shoot the IRA assassins if they came . |
| 8 | She had had no experience of domestic affairs , but she managed well enough , and had the satisfaction of knowing that she was doing something for Susan , after all . |
| 9 | For the first time in her life she was doing something for herself ; doing it without help from anyone , and what was more , she was getting it right . |
| 10 | But Tom said she was saying something about , you know , she liked coloured men or |
| 11 | She was saying something to him , and he was glancing around and nodding . |
| 12 | In fact , as I saw them she was saying something to Gharr , making him smile . |