Example sentences of "she [vb past] [pron] was [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indirectly , she revealed what was in her mind — and mine — by saying , ‘ You know why we must return to England so soon after finding this peaceful sanctuary ? |
| 2 | Telling herself she was an idiot , she pulled her thoughts together and made an effort to concentrate upon what he was saying , and as she listened to the pleasant tones of his deep voice she realised he was on the subject of white-water rafting . |
| 3 | She realised he was under a strain . |
| 4 | For a minute she did n't know where she was and , as she realised she was at the farm , fear stayed firmly with her . |
| 5 | She realised she was on her own ; George must be expecting a true Conflict Situation if he was already saving his last bullet for himself . |
| 6 | As Ace stood she realized it was beyond her reach , but Daak would be able to attack it with his chainsword . |
| 7 | I do n't quite know how to put this but but er she found what was in the village news offensive . |
| 8 | When she woke up , she found she was at home with him at last . ’ |
| 9 | and said that Christopher was on interview and er if he got through the first part to the second part he would in the afternoon he would give us a ph a ring , erm but he , by ten to two he had n't phoned so she assumed he was on his way back having |
| 10 | It had a Birmingham postmark and was addressed to ‘ Robert Hilton ’ and she assumed it was for her son . |
| 11 | When she woke it was to the incessant chattering of the wheels against the rails and Emily thought she would never arrive at her destination . |
| 12 | She estimated he was in his early thirties . |
| 13 | He was aware that she believed he was in need of art . |
| 14 | Mrs Busuttil went to Middlesbrough General Hospital on January 31 because she believed she was in labour . |
| 15 | ‘ She reckoned it was like a department store , do n't you remember ? ’ |
| 16 | There was no chimney attached to it ; so she guessed it was for paraffin oil . |
| 17 | She felt a little exposed and felt her way along until she discovered she was on a ledge . |
| 18 | He still had enough of his wits to take great care not to let his hands touch her or anything else , but she sensed he was on the edge of collapse . |
| 19 | I had n't seen her since you went to America , and then about six months ago I was staying the week-end with the Coleworthys and I thought I had better drop in to see the old girl in case she heard I was in the neighbourhood and took offence " |
| 20 | We know nothing of her months there , and we only know that when she returned it was with the dark inner side of her nature woken , so that she must be kept chained and guarded . ’ |
| 21 | When she married she had to live in the country and , instead of bemoaning what she 'd lost in the way of concerts and the theatre , she enjoyed what was on offer . |
| 22 | Miss Sherwin said she found out the stall had been sold for below the price she thought it was worth and felt ‘ ripped off ’ . |
| 23 | At first she thought it was like a watch-tower , because the roof sloped down to the tops of the two windows , making them the most important things . |
| 24 | She thought it was within her grasp and then MacQuillan died and Maureen left the department and Holly got desperate and tried to have you locked up . ’ |
| 25 | She thought it was from her father that she 'd inherited her logical mind and a way with figures . |
| 26 | So she was not only watching but being watched when she thought she was by herself , when she was taking her clothes off and putting them on and so on . |
| 27 | Nails looked so strange she thought he was off his rocker . |
| 28 | She did not know the Rifleman well , yet she thought he was by far the best-looking man on the Prince 's staff . |
| 29 | She was in love , she thought he was in love with her and yet she was concerned that there might be another woman hovering in the background . |
| 30 | I went there unexpectedly as a surprise ; she thought I was on duty — they were in bed … ’ |