Example sentences of "she were a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ Sit down , ’ he repeated , his tone gentling her as though she were a wounded animal . |
| 2 | She were a fine-looking animal , and she 'd always give us trouble — but she could n't help it , poor owd gel . |
| 3 | Now her self-confidence fled as he raised his hat , gazing at her as if she were a total stranger . |
| 4 | Furious at being treated as if she were a brainless bimbo , she raised her eyebrows , giving him back such a measured look that he actually coloured a little and moved away . |
| 5 | The nurse looked at her as if she were a new species from a different planet . |
| 6 | If she were a good spit and-polish balabosteh like her Aunt Minna , where would I be now ? |
| 7 | On the instant , as if she were a hot coal , his hands dropped away from her . |
| 8 | The youths , being Moslems , were not having this from any woman , even if she were a great lady , and things would have gone ill for Zeinab if Owen had not arrived at that moment , on his way to her flat . |
| 9 | Yet he would cosset Rebecca as if she were a tender plant that needed nurturing . |
| 10 | In such a situation of role confusion and role strains a person at the end of the line is not disposed to react to new policy initiatives from above as if he or she were a mere functionary . |
| 11 | Alex turned to her and spoke each word loudly and clearly as if she were a subnormal child . |
| 12 | His coat fronts were pulled about her while he nursed her as though she were a small child . |
| 13 | He no longer resented her ; he spoke to her as if she were a human being and was occasionally seen smiling . |
| 14 | She were a beautiful bay mare with feet like butcher 's blocks . |
| 15 | That he could sit there so calmly , issuing orders as if she were a naughty schoolgirl , simply beggared belief . |
| 16 | But her mother , who was hostile to facts , had gone on entertaining for her as if she were a chaste child just emerging from school . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh aye , she were a gradely lass , were our ‘ Ilda . |
| 18 | In the warm water of the square , sunken marble tub , Adam lay beside Miranda ; he soaped her body as though she were a royal baby . |
| 19 | She stared up at him in puzzlement and when she blinked , he suddenly drew her to him as though she were a beloved doll . |
| 20 | Ruth found herself in his arms , her face against his broad chest — as if she were a little girl again , in the time before she 'd known he was crazy . |
| 21 | as if she were a little girl , he wiped her cheeks , and his voice was not quite steady . |
| 22 | They fussed over her as though she were a sick child , then , once the X-rays were completed , returned her to Penry , who was chatting over coffee with Sister Concepta in her office . |