Example sentences of "she was [adj] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He admitted she was right to be angry . |
| 2 | Although she was anxious to be able to travel on the underground and in aeroplanes , she felt that the problem which caused her the most inconvenience was her inability to go into any large shop or department store without experiencing extreme panic . |
| 3 | Introduced to the children by headteacher Margaret Sutton , Mrs. Bulmer said she was pleased to be able to make the visit and presented the school with a tree , which she hoped the children would be planting in the garden . |
| 4 | We have to ask ourselves why Mrs Thatcher would never say she was proud to be old . |
| 5 | That she was inclined to be impulsive , that the hurt of yesterday was easily forgotten under the blinding optimism that tomorrow would bring the fulfilment of her dreams . |
| 6 | People say she was lucky to be alive , but she did n't feel lucky . |
| 7 | Ethel had said something quite else , but Ma had turned on her , and said she was lucky to be healthy , and it was no fault of Lily 's these ideas had overcome her . |
| 8 | But this she found easier to bear , partly because Mrs. Mounce had so many troubles herself that she was able to be kind back to her , and partly because Mrs. Mounce 's world and Mrs. Mounce 's advice seemed even more remote and unreal than Jannie 's . |
| 9 | By Friday she was unable to be philosophical any longer . |
| 10 | It had Maggie looking away quickly and she was glad to be able to say something . |
| 11 | We were working towards her rehabilitation ; at the time she was co-operative and relaxed , and there were no indications she was likely to be involved in that sort of incident . ’ |
| 12 | She was supposed to be pregnant and perhaps Scotland might still get its heir but would it be a male prince and who would protect him over the coming years ? |
| 13 | She was supposed to be relaxing , she reflected wryly . |
| 14 | Julia 's soft heart had been touched by Minnie 's grief , and she was prepared to be friendly with her , but Carrie was adamant . |
| 15 | But of course there had been no communication between her aunt and Silas for three years , therefore she was unlikely to be aware of what went on at this back-blocks property . |