Example sentences of "she was [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was at first misunderstood . |
| 2 | She was at first incensed at the idea — as if she had no more to do than pack up guns , as if it were an easy matter to send such an object at all , as if she existed only for his convenience — and then amused . |
| 3 | She was at first sight a cheerful figure , a plump woman of 65 who wore a brightly patterned dress and whose curly hair showed around the front of her white scarf . |
| 4 | It is not unlikely that he was the same man as Barates the Palmyrene whose wife Regina was buried at South Shields ; a Catuvellaunian by birth , she was at first his slave before he freed and married her . |
| 5 | In eighteen thirty one Charlotte was sent to the , to Roe Head School at Murfield She was at first homesick , but eventually carried off three prizes . |
| 6 | The journey from her home to the Assembly Rooms was a short one , but she was filled with excitement for she was at last being introduced into the social life of the town in a manner that befitted the daughter of one of Wales 's leading leather lords . |
| 7 | The film was nearing its climax : despite herself , and despite her incomprehension , her attention had been caught , and she was at last following it . |
| 8 | Her pack slapped against her back as she jumped down beside Defries , reminding her that she was at last running out of supplies : there had been few explosives on the shuttle . |
| 9 | It had taken her over four years , but here she was at last . |
| 10 | Branson held her to contract for five more months , preventing her from working anywhere else , until he decided it was unreasonable to hold her any longer , and she was at last able to find work elsewhere in the record industry . |
| 11 | ‘ You are being very naughty , ’ McAllister whispered back , pretending to be severe , ‘ and the only thing that I can say in your favour is that I am in nearly as bad a way as you are , and know exactly how you feel — but be patient , it can not be long now , ’ for she knew that once the bazaar was over , and she was at last able to tell him the truth , they could go ahead with their marriage plans , the only delaying thing being the time it would take Mama and Papa to cross the Atlantic . |
| 12 | Here she was at last with the man she loved . |
| 13 | Thanks to the air-conditioning in the bedroom , she was at last feeling slightly cooler , but clearly none of her clothes — designed to cope with the vagaries of the English weather — were at all suitable for the steamy heat of New York . |
| 14 | She was in seventh heaven . |
| 15 | She was in first thing , I mean I sent it off that evening she was in first thing the next morning yes that 's fine . |
| 16 | She was in first thing , I mean I sent it off that evening she was in first thing the next morning yes that 's fine . |
| 17 | She was in last night , late on . |
| 18 | She was in last night . |