Example sentences of "she [verb] [pron] be [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Telling herself she was an idiot , she pulled her thoughts together and made an effort to concentrate upon what he was saying , and as she listened to the pleasant tones of his deep voice she realised he was on the subject of white-water rafting . |
| 2 | She realised he was under a strain . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But if she thinks it 's worth the risk , then it 's up to you to try and contain that risk — make sure there 's nothing to trip over , and that someone who can react quickly is on hand to give tactful support where necessary . |
| 5 | Well she thinks you 're on a high dose , you 're not , you 're on an okay dose . |
| 6 | When she came to with a start she found they were in the car park below the ruins of the castle in Haverfordwest . |
| 7 | I do n't quite know how to put this but but er she found what was in the village news offensive . |
| 8 | When she woke it was to the incessant chattering of the wheels against the rails and Emily thought she would never arrive at her destination . |
| 9 | ‘ She says she 's in the garden ! ’ he thought . |
| 10 | Three months into the therapy she began to suffer severe psychological traumas — she says she was in a state of constant terror . |
| 11 | I 'll say it is I 'll say it is but she says she has a trapped nerve in the top of her leg , she says sometimes it 's not so bad but she said it 's not bad , you know when I get up she says I 'm in a lot of pain and it , you have to take painkillers for it |
| 12 | She says I 'm like an auntie — not even a brother . |
| 13 | I would never of bloody did that time , every time she says anything is about the sleep night that we had . |
| 14 | ‘ She reckoned it was like a department store , do n't you remember ? ’ |
| 15 | She realises he is on the slippery slope towards a life of crime . ’ |
| 16 | She felt a little exposed and felt her way along until she discovered she was on a ledge . |
| 17 | He still had enough of his wits to take great care not to let his hands touch her or anything else , but she sensed he was on the edge of collapse . |
| 18 | I had n't seen her since you went to America , and then about six months ago I was staying the week-end with the Coleworthys and I thought I had better drop in to see the old girl in case she heard I was in the neighbourhood and took offence " |
| 19 | We know nothing of her months there , and we only know that when she returned it was with the dark inner side of her nature woken , so that she must be kept chained and guarded . ’ |
| 20 | He is trying to joke , she senses he is at a loss for the first time that afternoon . |
| 21 | At first she thought it was like a watch-tower , because the roof sloped down to the tops of the two windows , making them the most important things . |
| 22 | Until she knew what was in the old man 's will she and Cathy seem to have been matey enough . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's for you ! ’ he said smartly , and handed the phone over to her with such promptness that she knew whoever was on the other end was someone important . |
| 24 | As the evening progressed she knew she was at a crossroads . |
| 25 | She knew she was on the edge of tears . |
| 26 | But this time she knew she was in no danger of losing her head . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | She knew she was like a bitch on heat . |
| 29 | She knew he was on the verge of losing his job . |
| 30 | With a slow erotic motion , she slid her smouldering twat up and down his pulsating shaft , until she knew he was on the very point of ejaculation . |