Example sentences of "[vb past] she [was/were] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A well-preserved and slightly more elaborate example is a large limestone statuette in the Louvre ( fig. 12 ) , known as the Lady of Auxerre since when first noticed she was in the museum there . |
| 2 | For a minute she did n't know where she was and , as she realised she was at the farm , fear stayed firmly with her . |
| 3 | But police have told Adrian that even though the driver admitted she was in the wrong , she 's unlikely to be prosecuted . |
| 4 | As the news of Diana 's snubs emerged , Royal author Andrew Morton claimed she was on the verge of leaving the Royal Family . |
| 5 | The Labour leader said that in her supposed splendid isolation from Europe , Margaret Thatcher showed she was from the Greta Garbo school of diplomacy . |
| 6 | He sensed she was in a position to tell him . |
| 7 | She felt a little exposed and felt her way along until she discovered she was on a ledge . |
| 8 | At the time , Avril felt she was at a crossroads in her life . |
| 9 | As the light of the friendly flames played over their faces , Clare felt she was in a dream world where time was suspended . |
| 10 | As the evening progressed she knew she was at a crossroads . |
| 11 | They knew she was on the Union Committee and they were afraid of her . |
| 12 | She knew she was on the edge of tears . |
| 13 | She knew she was like a bitch on heat . |
| 14 | But this time she knew she was in no danger of losing her head . |
| 15 | Yet they all seemed to stand in that wind Ruth could n't feel , and she knew she was in the presence of men greater than kings . |
| 16 | I thought she was off the case as well . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ At first I thought she was against the project , full stop . |
| 18 | He 'd spoken as if he thought she was in the habit of collecting fiancés and engagement-rings . |
| 19 | It said she was on the verge of marriage . |
| 20 | Mr Anderson replied : ‘ No , she said she was on the pill . ’ |
| 21 | I 'm sure she said she was in a play |
| 22 | Detective Superintendent Ian Whinnett , heading the inquiry , said she was in a state of deep shock . |
| 23 | I got her there , she said she was in a hurry because she was afraid to leave Keith too long I said well I 'm in a hurry as well so I got her there as quick as I could and erm |
| 24 | Kate wished she was at the pantomime . |
| 25 | Her hearers found it difficult to believe that this screaming was involuntary ; some thought she was drunk , or ill , or possessed by an evil spirit , but most of them just wanted her out of the way : ‘ some wished she was on the sea in a bottomless boat ’ . |
| 26 | However , only Sally knew where the bridleway left the reservoir and headed to the pub , so she ensured she was in the lead at that point , and then promptly declared her race over as she would not risk galloping the remaining mile of road . |