Example sentences of "she [verb] [pers pn] was [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then she realized it was her own desire to be valued , noticed even , that made her want to do something that would n't take a minute once she 'd started . |
| 2 | If he made a joke and she realized it was one , she used to butt him in the chest — she was much shorter — and say ‘ You 're silly ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ But how did she know it was you ? ’ |
| 4 | Yet although her support for women priests is well known , she says it was her interest in a wide range of other issues that persuaded local clergy and laity to vote her on to the Synod for five years . |
| 5 | On reflection she believed it was something to do with the way she looked — her casual dress . |
| 6 | no , erm , that , what she told us was her surname |
| 7 | Playing the spy was not something that came naturally to her , but in this particular instance she sensed it was her duty . |
| 8 | If she hurt it was her own fault . |
| 9 | no , no , she thought it was hers and she wanted me |
| 10 | At first she thought it was her eyes playing tricks ( did she have eyes ? ) , but then she recognized it : the glow cast by the Women 's spears . |
| 11 | Perhaps she thought it was you chatting . |
| 12 | And then when she thought she was something , she did n't seem to like that any better . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ She said it was the way Miss Harker looked at her when she thought she was nothing . |
| 14 | Well , she did , but she thought I was someone else . |
| 15 | Whether it was because she knew she was my baby and did not like being with ward Sister , I shall not know , but she only gained two ounces the first week . |
| 16 | And she knew it was what she wanted . |
| 17 | She knew it was her they were talking about , but the shock of her arrest , the exhausting interview with Nathan Bryce , lack of food and the unaccustomed heat had totally drained her . |
| 18 | She did n't want to be the one to do that although she knew it was her duty . |
| 19 | She knew it was nothing — that she would probably not speak to Miguelito again . |
| 20 | Perhaps she knew it was him and she deliberately was n't answering . |
| 21 | He hoped he at least sounded businesslike , as though it were not a private call , and realized immediately that Alexandra would refuse to take the call if she knew it was him . |
| 22 | And actually , one day , because she knew it was my favourite , she said that I could have permission to have it copied and gave me the name of the jeweller , which I thought was so sweet . |
| 23 | She knew he was hers and it thrilled her . |
| 24 | But for some reason she knew he was my brother , and she asked me how he was keeping these days . ’ |
| 25 | She did n't know how long she lay there , but when the door opened she started , then relaxed as she saw it was her grandmother . |
| 26 | She saw it was herself , there on the canvas ; in fact it was so much herself that she could not believe that she could be both people , one here on the studio floor and one sitting there clasping her knees , her eyes lost in faraway visions , her white feet on wet black rocks against which little waves were breaking in plumes of spray . |
| 27 | For all his apparent virility , she felt it was he who should have been Harry 's mother . |
| 28 | and er she said she was she said had we talked to Dick and Joan or not ? |
| 29 | Well , she said she was your wife , the woman who came to the squat , and that since the payments for the children had stopped she was — ; |
| 30 | ‘ We showed her that videofit you issued , she said it was him , and she gave a good description of the lorry . |