Example sentences of "she was [adv] [adj] [subord] " in BNC.

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1 She nodded assent and as I turned to lead the way I thought that at close quarters she was probably younger than I 'd assumed , or else that she was older but immature : an odd impression , fleeting and gone .
2 She was just twelve when
3 She was n't pleased when he put Uncle Mick 's picture below it .
4 And just last Two year ago I met one of the older kind and oh she was n't pleased where they used to do their put their camps .
5 When Sarah herself left school at the age of 18 , she was n't sure whether she wanted to be a teacher or a nurse .
6 Now , she was n't sure whether she truly loved the Navaho , or whether he simply happened to be the only human being she had contact with .
7 She was n't sure whether there were any artists or writers in town at the moment , but there were bound to be one or two back in the city after the Christmas recess .
8 She was n't sure whether she was looking forward to the evening or not .
9 And she was n't sure whether or not she had passed .
10 She was n't sure whether she should tell him the sordid details .
11 But she was n't sure whether she you know .
12 She was n't sure as to whether er it would work out .
13 When Dot began to cry she was n't sure if it was because of thinking about poor Mr Brown 's two missing fingers or because she could n't remember what her father 's face looked like , or merely because of the alarming new orders about train departures cackling from the loudspeakers .
14 She was n't sure if Mrs Hollidaye had heard .
15 She was n't sure if he would come , but it never occurred to her not to go to the rock where they had met before .
16 She was n't sure if he was a man .
17 She was n't sure if she cried out .
18 She was n't sure if the explosion had taken place in the real world or inside her head .
19 In that moment she was n't sure if she could fling decorum to the wind and beg him to make love to her again , right there , standing up in the blackness of Ghar Hasan .
20 It would mean seeing Alain again and she was n't sure if she could do that and retain any distance .
21 She was n't sure if she should go in there .
22 Robyn was suddenly finding breathing quite a problem ; she was n't sure if she was anywhere near able to reply — not when he looked at her like that , not when his body was so close to hers .
23 She was n't sure if it was a good omen or not that he made no comment .
24 Her throat felt so dry that she was n't sure if her voice would work properly .
25 She was n't sure if she groaned out loud , but the middle-aged lady in the opposite seat gave her a worried glance before ducking quickly back into her magazine .
26 Her boyfriend ended up on the floor , she was n't sure if he 'd been punched or pushed .
27 She was n't sure where Angelica was leading , and so Angelica went straight to it .
28 She was n't sure when she began to cry , but it seemed staunchless .
29 She was n't sure when the wordless comfort changed , or even if it did .
30 She was n't ill when she came in here … yes , she was sure of that … but she was ill now .
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