Example sentences of "was [verb] she [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This time I left it up to my patient to decide which area of her life was causing her the most distress . |
| 2 | The doctor was paying her the ten shillings , she could afford to be friendly . |
| 3 | His reply was to give her a sharp pull forward and then a shove in the back , which knocked her to her knees . |
| 4 | I can not quite remember the title of the Ballet , but Miss Margot Fonteyn was on her way up , we were quite sure , and that redhead Moira Shearer was running her a good second . |
| 5 | Somewhere at the back of her mind , it occurred to Bernice that Bishop was giving her an awful lot of rope . |
| 6 | And from what she could see of him , which was not much , he was giving her the coldest of stares . |
| 7 | In showing this place to her and wanting to see her walking in it , he was making her a deep gesture of friendship ; she was sorry that she did not care more . |
| 8 | She knew he was leaving her the next day , perhaps for ever . |
| 9 | And he was offering her a derelict conservatory . |
| 10 | He was offering her a few days of physical pleasure which would only leave her thirsty for more . |