Example sentences of "she [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Physically , she was looking better than Harriet had seen her in a long while . |
| 2 | And when we got there she was shouting louder than anyone ! ’ |
| 3 | It was noticeable , among other things , that she was drinking faster than anybody else . |
| 4 | I think that 's why she said she was getting better when she was n't . ’ |
| 5 | After all that , she 'd been just ‘ Madam ’ for a while , which might have indicated that she was getting older or grander , except that she always looked just the same , never any older . |
| 6 | She was whirling higher and higher , her body finding for itself a rhythm it had never been taught , till unknowingly she cried his name aloud , unable to contain the feelings building to explosion point a second longer . |
| 7 | Then he strode over to Mum and pulled her to her feet , although her face was still buried in the apron and she was wailing louder than ever . |
| 8 | Fifteen minutes later , however , and Fabia 's anger , like her shower water , had drained away , and she was feeling unhappier than she ever had in her life . |
| 9 | ‘ It depends , ’ she said : she was feeling happier since Memet had arrived but would not have dreamed of telling him so . |
| 10 | The fresh air from the moor made her hungry , and she was becoming stronger and healthier . |