Example sentences of "[adj] she was [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1972 she was awarded the UN peace medal . |
| 2 | Instead , hesitantly , terribly afraid she was doing the wrong thing , she plucked meanings from the firmament . |
| 3 | In 1898 she was awarded the D.Sc. , becoming the second woman geologist to receive this degree from the University of London . |
| 4 | I mean , we did n't … he did n't … ’ she faltered , not at all sure she was telling the exact truth . |
| 5 | Accused number eight , as Mrs Mandela will be known for the duration of the trial , muttered barely inaudible replies to the magistrate who made sure she was following the proceedings . |
| 6 | In 1960 she joined the Sunday Express in London , where her news experience and personality quickly singled her out and in 1962 she was appointed the paper 's chief American correspondent , choosing to cross the Atlantic by Cunarder . |
| 7 | Joanna 's grandfather was also adamant she was telling the truth . |
| 8 | On Nov. 9 she was declared the winner with 51.9 per cent support ( after the redistribution of second preference votes ) . |
| 9 | She was n't going to let Miguel know how anxious she was to choose the right thing to wear — fashionable yet not forward , pretty but not overdressed . |
| 10 | Sucking in a shaky breath , aware she was taking the greatest gamble of her life , she returned to face him . |