Example sentences of "[be] a [noun] she " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she had been a man she would not have had to drive round , she would have simply gone the wrong way and got there sooner . |
| 2 | Theirs had been a friendship she 'd trusted and valued . |
| 3 | Devoid of animation , lacking the divine spirit of life , if he had not been a priest she would have thought the expression petulant , the top lip folded over the lower one in resentment and self-pity . |
| 4 | ‘ Leithia Everett ? ’ questioned an all-masculine voice that did n't belong to any of her fellow workers either — though somehow it seemed to be a voice she 'd heard somewhere recently . |
| 5 | It must be a blackbird she could hear in the pear tree . |
| 6 | I mean , I remember when I told my mother I wanted to be a designer she said , ‘ Oh , that is a good thing , because it shows you are not a snob ’ . ’ |
| 7 | " If the hostess happens to be a brunette she can wear an orange gown … to heighten and complete the illusion . " |
| 8 | It was as if she had smelt a meal cooking in the next room ; it might not be a meal she wanted to eat , but already it was nourishing her . |
| 9 | That last seemed to be a disadvantage she was born with . |
| 10 | She repeated the word softly , testing the sound of it on her lips , as if it were a word she had never heard before . |
| 11 | If only there were a radio she would have turned it on , loudly , but , of course , no such luck . |
| 12 | Blanche scrutinised the man they were interviewing , as if he were a wasp she was trying to trap . |
| 13 | Somewhere there , but off the would n't it be but erm it was an event erm when I had a rise in wages my mother being a dressmaker she used to have a machine under the little front window and when I got a , I had a , they 'd put my wages up to ten shillings , and when I got in mum came over and said what 's the matter with you she said you seem as if you 're walking on air I said I 'd had a rise in wages and it was up from eight and four pence up to ten shillings I do n't know what that seems but still . |
| 14 | For we are taught both by the words of worthy men of old and by our experience that this is a most certain sign , and it has been found that even if she be urged and exhorted by solemn conjurations to shed tears , if she be a witch she will not be able to weep : although she will assume a tearful aspect and smear her cheeks and eyes with spittle to make it appear that she is weeping ; wherefore she must be closely watched by the attendants . |
| 15 | She 's a scream she loves doing this kind of thing , does n't she , |
| 16 | If she does make a noise you probably wo n't shoot her , and anyway there 's a chance she could n't make enough of a noise to be heard outside the front door ; it 's a big house and although there are a lot of hard , sound-reflective surfaces in it , you 're not convinced a scream would make it all the way to whoever 's outside , either down the stairwell or through the double-glazed balcony windows . |
| 17 | No that 's a dish she wants a box . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's a pity she was n't taken alive , ’ said Thiercelin . |
| 19 | But it 's a pity she did not have a better showcase for her talents . |
| 20 | It 's a pity she was n't more concerned about whether he was fit for the job or not , whatever his hair style . |
| 21 | Ah , if she had children , it 's a pity she does n't . |
| 22 | Well that 's a pity she ai n't said she had ! |
| 23 | He reckons that 's a sign she ca n't be any good . ’ |
| 24 | That 's a poem she 's doing . |
| 25 | Like most other immigrants , Rita came here following a dream and it 's a dream she does n't want to give up . |
| 26 | Now Ruth of course , she 's a , she 's a Moabite she 's not a Jewess . |
| 27 | It 's a part she last played a year ago and ‘ actually remembered the lines ’ . |
| 28 | It 's a day she thought she 'd never live to see . |
| 29 | So she said oh he 's a nuisance she say . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's a wonder she 's not mistaken for a boilerman . |