Example sentences of "[vb pp] she was [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now that the thing was done she was glad of it . |
| 2 | In preparation for this , the first decade of the regime was devoted to the development of the infrastructure , in particular the railways and canals , so that by 1860 France had reached a point where it was felt she was capable of competing with the greatest economic power of the age . |
| 3 | However , it seemed from his more relaxed air that he had accepted she was innocent of being involved in any plot devised by the beautiful and desirable Lotta — whoever she might be ! |
| 4 | ‘ If I knew I would n't be asking you , and if I did n't know her inside out I would have said she was worried about something . ’ |
| 5 | When she 'd said she was worried about her superiors , he 'd felt like telling her that he had her superiors right where he wanted them , but he could n't . |
| 6 | Indeed , your child may surprise you by suddenly appearing fully dressed one day , in an odd assortment of clothes , when you had n't even realised she was capable of it . |
| 7 | In fact , it was a long time since she 'd realised she was capable of such an emotion . |
| 8 | A 22-year-old nightclub dancer had alleged she was gang-raped by Hell 's Angel Stephen Townsend , 34 , and his friends . |
| 9 | She had always known she was devoid of passion : she worked at her garden and talked to her friends . |