Example sentences of "she [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only was she sports captain she was also elected head girl in her final year at school , voted there by the pupils and the staff . |
| 2 | She was eventually given two life sentences for murdering her seven-year-old daughter and her four-year-old playmate . |
| 3 | In view of Alain 's remarks on the subject she felt quite honoured , even though she was only given small tasks . |
| 4 | She was virtually retired these days , her hotel ( where Coffin had once lived ) turned into small flats over whose tenants she kept a stern eye . |
| 5 | She was never given any form of education , and spent much of her time secluded with her two sisters and her aunt , the Duchess of Rothesay . |