Example sentences of "[adj] was she " in BNC.
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| 1 | How old was she ? ’ |
| 2 | How old was she ? ’ |
| 3 | How old was she ? |
| 4 | How old was she ? ’ |
| 5 | How old was she when she died , or how long had you had her ? |
| 6 | How old was she exactly ? |
| 7 | How old was she in Tibet ? |
| 8 | " How old was she ? " |
| 9 | How old was she ? |
| 10 | ‘ How old was she ? ’ |
| 11 | How old was she ? |
| 12 | How old was she ? |
| 13 | How old was she ? |
| 14 | How old was she ? |
| 15 | How old was she ? |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Helen believed that their acquaintance would ripen into a warm friendship , equalling her affection for Jane Aldis , but did not believe that she and Edward could ever fall in love , so convinced was she of her own ‘ ordinariness ’ . |
| 18 | So convinced was she that ‘ Love conquers all , that she was prepared at all times to forgo conventional ties if they interfered with his development . |
| 19 | So delighted was she by this new demonstration of friendship , that she decided to have another go at winning over Rose , who was even more sullen than usual at bedtime and blew out the candle before Evelyn was stretched out upon the floor . |
| 20 | There were moments when Henry thought she would not turn up for the funeral , so magnificent was she about the whole thing , but as the date approached he noticed she was wearing more and more black jewellery , black scarves , capes , cloaks and jerseys , stockings , blouses and hats . |
| 21 | I mean mum was n't that good was she because she I mean |
| 22 | good was she ? |
| 23 | I 'm not having it er she did n't do the , when she said to me I want to speak to you about it , she said , you know , she was n't involving me at all was she ? |
| 24 | but Sue were n't feeling very well was she ? |
| 25 | She was n't well was she ? |
| 26 | For God 's sake , just how innocent was she ? |
| 27 | How short was she ? |
| 28 | So busy was she observing the hustle and bustle of West Indian street life that Christina almost missed the small , pink-painted sign swinging above a shabby fretwork façade . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Rosa made a little game out of answering , so pleased was she to be entertaining him with her talk . |