Example sentences of "was [conj] she [vb past] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason she gave for this was that she felt that experiencing repeated failure was bad for pupils . |
| 2 | Caroline had smiled and said yes , it was , but what she 'd really wanted to say was that she doubted if Nicolo had ever hesitated about getting what he wanted in his entire life . |
| 3 | As an adult she was able to see how wrong it was and she knew that they were indulging in something they should not have been doing — although in her childish innocence she had not been aware that it was anything more than an extension of the love and affection she felt for other members of her family . |
| 4 | She had n't realised how tense she was until she heard that he was all right , but now she crumpled like a wet paper bag , laughing and crying and laughing again all at once , while Mick hugged her and passed her tissues . |
| 5 | She did n't know what that prayer was but she wondered if they meant it or if to most of them it was … just words and phrases . |
| 6 | It was because she knew that before the month was out she would have said a permanent goodbye to him that she was greedy to spend as much time with him as she could now . |
| 7 | And she also knew that the reason for her pettiness was because she feared that Silas was disappointed in Doreen 's refusal to help at the barbecue . |
| 8 | The information Mrs gave to me was as she stated that erm an anonymous phone call had been made to the police station , which she had received . |
| 9 | It was as she washed that she realised that the boat seemed to be moving . |