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 | 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 . |
| 13 | In fact , it was a long time since she 'd realised she was capable of such an emotion . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | " She was marvellous in that position . |
| 16 | She was tired by this time , and unsure of her judgement : of stresses , of odds , even of personalities . |
| 17 | It was n't too late , she was convinced of that . |
| 18 | Usually she enjoyed the tasks of morning but this morning she was grateful above all mornings for the constancy of the small demanding chores : to shake out the fire , scatter the ashes on the grass outside , to feel the stoked fire warm the room . |
| 19 | He knew she was grateful for much more than the gesture of making some tea and , instinctively , he held out his arms . |
| 20 | Karen I used to take Karen she was married to that English fellow . |
| 21 | She was married in that year , too . |
| 22 | The woman would think she was avid for more of the background of Benedict Beckenham , which indeed she was , but it was scarcely polite to show it ! |
| 23 | I was quite open to her presence and accepted her as part of the household and she charmed me very nicely — she was good at that . |
| 24 | This was a prize for the student who was best at English writing , and Anne knew she was good at that . |
| 25 | She was good on this ! |
| 26 | She was right about that . |
| 27 | Or that there was no way left of convincing anyone that she was right about that boy . |
| 28 | She was right about that . |
| 29 | She was right about that . |
| 30 | She was right about that summat in her life . |