Example sentences of "were [adj] [verb] she [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They wanted to free Sycorax without further delay , and Ariel too , though some doubted her allegiance , and were willing to abandon her for carrying the stranger 's child . |
| 2 | We were delighted to see her at our last Qualified Teachers ' Day . |
| 3 | When she knew the plans were afoot to move her on her concern was for her second in command , a Sinhalese whom she considered worthy of being leader . |
| 4 | France and Belgium were the two lesser industrial powers and although France had been a big eighteenth-century producer of coal , her resources were unable to provide her with the fuel she needed for industry on the German scale . |
| 5 | Fortunately , her relatives were able to move her to another home which was cheaper : that is an increasingly common practice . |
| 6 | Captain Dawson 's parents , themselves stricken , had no idea how to deal with their weeping daughter-in-law , and were thankful to leave her to Dorothy . |
| 7 | Her neat footwork won her plaudits even from those who were inclined to knock her for her ‘ lack of substance ’ . |
| 8 | They were anxious to tell her about Miguel Rafaelo , whom they obviously loved . |
| 9 | This is why Jesus could forgive a woman caught in adultery , when the legalists were ready to stone her to death . |