Example sentences of "she [was/were] [adj] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mind you , she were close to that big dog though were n't she ? |
| 2 | If she were interested in such a campaign , she could perhaps use as the model for it our own dear Speaker , whose radiant health and youthfulness make him the perfect epitome of a diet based on vegetarianism . |
| 3 | She was unaware of any undue familiarity between herself and her cousin ; they seemed as they had always seemed since childhood . |
| 4 | With the Fun Factory play scheme attracting more than 800 attendances by youngsters last year , co-ordinator Angela Evans said yesterday she was disappointed at such a poor turnout . |
| 5 | Had she been expecting Naylor to be stuck for words or , now that the moment of carrying out the plan he had put to her had arrived , ducking it , then she was disappointed on both counts . |
| 6 | That had been the beginning of the trouble , because her mother had made her swear solemnly , although she was only seven , that she was innocent of all filthiness , and although she had sworn , she knew deep down in her heart that she was n't . |
| 7 | Because Florian Jones had made him believe that she was innocent of all that he had accused her of . |
| 8 | She was nervous of all Men , and preferred to be with the women of the Court . |
| 9 | She was thankful for that , because it gave her time to think carefully about the extraordinary situation which had so unexpectedly arisen . |
| 10 | She was thankful for that , because she did n't want to see Miguelito tonight . |
| 11 | Somewhere , it seemed , she was ignorant of both . |
| 12 | Tricia Liggett got interested in the body 's structure initially because she was one of many sufferers from back pain . |
| 13 | She was one of few women to comment on Ashdown the hunk : ‘ I prefer the darker type , you know , with smouldering eyes . ’ |
| 14 | She was one of several students whose work has been recognised in the college 's annual business and professional studies awards scheme . |
| 15 | Yes , she was one of those , despite her pretending to be friendly . |
| 16 | She was one of those unfortunate people who seem to invite disaster wherever they go . |
| 17 | She was one of those deceptively fragile girls who look plumper naked than clothed : she had beautiful breasts . |
| 18 | For she was one of those born failures as a disciplinarian , one of those teachers whose classes know they can do anything they want . |
| 19 | Anyway , there I was , going up this endless corridor , thinking what to do about the mother , who blamed herself — wi' reason mind you , she was one of those soft suckering witch-women , but that made it worse , not better — and there was th' trolley wi' the dead girl on it , sliding by me — sheet right over , porters in those soft theatre boots and floppy plastic bathcaps — and when they 'd got past me and were turning i n't door , the first one looked at me from under his plastic frills like , with my own face . |
| 20 | She was off into the scullery to stir the stew ; she was one of those women who will never give anybody the satisfaction of her undivided attention . |
| 21 | She did not know Vanessa well enough to gauge whether she was one of those wives who deliberately peel their husbands away from former friends . |
| 22 | She was one of those who , in time of crisis , can not eat . |
| 23 | She might wander round looking like a ragbag herself , but the look suited her , and anyway she was one of those fortunate people who could wear anything , even an old sack , and look beautiful . |
| 24 | Probably it would n't take much to reactivate things , but on the other hand , if she was one of those drearily perennial virgins it was n't really worth the effort . |
| 25 | She was one of those people who obeyed the rules , who was cautious , and never irresponsible . |
| 26 | She was one of those whom tights , as opposed to stockings , suited . |
| 27 | She was uncertain in some places , still finding her way , upstaged by him whenever they were on together , but the rippling golden voice never faltered , and in the Varasdin duet with Freddi she took flight again , gave the whole scene a sense of gaiety and even kept Freddi on key for once . |
| 28 | In fact , it was a long time since she 'd realised she was capable of such an emotion . |
| 29 | She had always tried to emulate Isabelle , too , in buying the best clothes she could afford , and keeping them in pristine condition , making sure she was well-groomed at all times . |
| 30 | " She was marvellous in that position . |