Example sentences of "she was [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first , she was my running idol and then , when I got to know her , I realised how nice she was as a person as well . |
| 2 | The cancer had spread from the breast to various other areas including the bones and she was as a result suffering considerable pain which was not controlled by pain-killers . |
| 3 | Stephanie did not like cut glass : she was of the generation that discovered the plain , the functional , the Finnish , Dartington . |
| 4 | She gave me the names of all her friends and said how proud she was of the life her father had given her . |
| 5 | She was of the opinion there was more to the girl than might reasonably be expected . |
| 6 | Far from being tempted to explain anything then , she was of the view that she 'd see him in hell first . |
| 7 | Fergus had divined how afraid she was of the doll-mask and had dealt with it in his own way , daring her to let it all hang out , quoting Yeats at her in his Irish voice . |
| 8 | ‘ … poor , almost illiterate … her pride was that she was of the Clanranald . |
| 9 | Remorse and pain clutched at her , almost taking her breath away , and Jenna spun round and took to her heels , taking Alain by surprise so that she was through the door and down the stairs before he caught her . |
| 10 | She was through the door and out into the courtyard within seconds but Ana had already gone and all Maggie could do was follow . |
| 11 | He plunged back into his work , forgetting about her before she was through the door . |
| 12 | The catamaran shook its bows against the swell , then she was through the wind and on to the other tack with the sails drawing sweetly . |
| 13 | Yeah , she was over the moon with it though , was n't she ? |
| 14 | She was over the moon with it |
| 15 | ‘ She was over the moon . |
| 16 | Samson yowled , let go , and she was over the back of the counter crouching down , pushing and wriggling through stinking legs and skirts that reeked of an unwashed lifetime . |
| 17 | She played those games — anything to keep the girls children as long as possible and not face up to the fact that she was over the hill . |
| 18 | She was under a duty to use the money to pay the gas bills ( cf. Hall , where the accused was not under a duty to use that money for that holiday ) . |
| 19 | The Court of Appeal held that she had acquired something by mistake and she was under a duty to make restoration . |
| 20 | She was under the shower , however , when she thought that , fingers crossed , perhaps there were n't too many garages in , say , a ten-mile radius of Františkovy Láznë . |
| 21 | ( 1 ) Although she was under the influence of the painkilling pethidine , she had not lost her mental faculties and she was sufficiently alert , though tired , to be able to understand the questions asked of her and to answer them comprehensively and comprehendingly . |
| 22 | So she was under the sea ; this was green water around her , not air . |
| 23 | She was under the impression that Charles had put the kibosh on any exclusive agreement with Barton , and most certainly nothing had been said about her writing her life story . |
| 24 | and she went across the road for something and while she was across the road Mrs came and was talking to that man . |
| 25 | Half an hour later , driven by a resolve almost beyond her comprehension , she was across the lake , informing Tilly that it had become necessary for her to take up more permanent residence at the Lodge . |
| 26 | She was across the room in seconds , hugging them both , emotional tears making her eyes shine . |
| 27 | Soon she was off the road , clambering over the hummocks of Starr Hills . |
| 28 | I thought she was off the case as well . ’ |
| 29 | He lay with her for a little while as if all had been for the best and when , with a sudden , slithering movement , she was off the bed and into her dress , he thanked her , wished her good night . |
| 30 | And now here she was outside the gate used only by the laundresses . |