Example sentences of "[adv] she [was/were] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly she was in no hurry to be anywhere but where she was . |
| 2 | ‘ Perhaps she was at the pub . |
| 3 | Perhaps she was in the bath . |
| 4 | So she was under the sea ; this was green water around her , not air . |
| 5 | ‘ When I went ashore she was in the study speaking to someone . |
| 6 | She turned to look towards the shore , relieved when she saw the Sea-Fret making good headway back to Brides Haven , then a flock of screaming gulls startled her into resuming her climb , and soon she was on the Neck and starting the last , steep push towards the plateau . |
| 7 | Soon she was off the road , clambering over the hummocks of Starr Hills . |
| 8 | Soon she was in the moors . |
| 9 | Soon she was in the shadows . |
| 10 | Still she was in the department before seven to find the camera crew busy setting up unobtrusive lights in strategic places , and the cleaning staff putting the finishing touches to the floor . |
| 11 | Minutes later she was in the kitchen , frantically preparing a pot of tea , slices of toast and three bowls of cornflakes . |
| 12 | He heard her key in the door and a minute later she was in the kitchen . |
| 13 | Fifteen minutes later she was behind the wheel of her car on the out-of-city route . |
| 14 | She looked for them whenever she was on the Down . |
| 15 | Whenever she was in the vicinity of Roman , her manners deserted her . |
| 16 | As it turned out she was in the bath when she heard the sounds of a car pulling up outside , swiftly followed by tapping on the door , and she jumped quickly from the water , pausing only to belt a towelling robe about her waist . |
| 17 | Now she was at the door of number 28 , which had not been repainted , but still Miss Statham lingered . |
| 18 | Now she was near the Lucy exit . |
| 19 | Now she was in the field — alone with the cows ! |
| 20 | During the last few days she had been sent a poison pen letter , had her life turned upside down , and now she was in the arms of the man whom she had been absolutely determined to divorce . |
| 21 | Often she was on the verge of tears for no reason , like a baby . |
| 22 | famous as Father , but presently she was in a home for inebriates |
| 23 | Now here she was with a toff ! |
| 24 | Here she was with an opportunity to do something for her mother , something she had always dreamed of doing , and she would have to refuse . |
| 25 | And now here she was outside the gate used only by the laundresses . |
| 26 | Here she was in the land of the Langue d'Oc which must be distinguished from the Langue d'Oil . |
| 27 | Without warning , Lou began beating her forehead and moaning ; plainly she was on the verge of hysteria . |
| 28 | She described how she was at a butcher 's shop when she noticed James had gone . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Then she was on the ground with Allen beside her . |