Example sentences of "was she [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , as if mesmerized , she found herself getting out of her orange caftan and darting almost minnow-like into the navy-blue dress , so ashamed was she of the greyness of her pants , which had practically detached themselves from the elastic . |
| 2 | For another — here was she with no experience whatsoever of professional interviewing techniques — not even a rank amateur , in fact — yet she was about to pretend that interviewing was second nature to her . |
| 3 | Or , on the other hand , was she on the level ? |
| 4 | Was she on the verge of falling into the same trap again ? |
| 5 | They think they have seen her somewhere before — was she on the television last night ? |
| 6 | Owen could hardly bear to look at her , so much was she at the mercy of the music , plunging with it into pits of despair , rising with it to heights of exaltation that were almost unbearable . |
| 7 | Was she at the party , the ‘ Darling , darling ’ of his letter ? |
| 8 | Was she at the hospital ? |
| 9 | What size was she at the time of change ? |
| 10 | For example , was she in a community or by herself ? |
| 11 | Why was she in the MASH camp ? |
| 12 | How long was she in the workhouse ? ’ |
| 13 | So absorbed was she in the effort of preparing herself mentally for what lay ahead that she did not glance upstream as she drove across Cookham Bridge and wonder why there were no party-goers gathered round a marquee on the lawn of Swans ' Meadow , why indeed there was no marquee pitched on the lawn at all . |
| 14 | Nor was she in the gaming room with its low lights on green baize tables , circles of hands restless with chips , cards , cigarettes , while the tension adjusted itself with each soft call of the croupiers . |
| 15 | It was her at the helm |