Example sentences of "[adj] she [verb] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After that she had been at pains to assure him she could cope very well and was about to go to see her inheritance . |
| 2 | And Dinda said she needed a filling , a re-filling actually and she said it 's the first that she 's been to a dentist that she could remember that she did n't notice the needle coming in , part she hates is the needle in the gum . |
| 3 | Helen , who had been so calm during the night , was now cold and shaking with delayed shock , and Anne told her how glad she had been of her company . |
| 4 | The warm feeling induced by the spirit made her aware of how cold she had been since hearing the news . |
| 5 | Rupert had never met Everard 's mother , but remembering his own mother and how comforting she had been in his childhood illnesses he was immediately reassured . |
| 6 | Sure she 'd been with you , SOE . |
| 7 | She once confessed how unhappy she had been at home . |
| 8 | Only then did she realise that , for all she had been in his company for a total of several hours now , she still did n't know the first thing about him . |
| 9 | How could I tell her the truth , after all she 'd been through ? ’ |
| 10 | All she wanted was for him to leave and take his tantalising , lying promises away with him . |
| 11 | In that instant all she wanted was for him to take her in his arms again ; to know the sweet pressure of his mouth on hers and to feel once more the way her body had come alive beneath his hands . |
| 12 | Deal or no mysterious deal , now that it had been established that he had not tracked her down all she wanted was for him to go . |
| 13 | Now all she wanted was for him to go , so she could sit down and think it over . |
| 14 | All she wanted was to be alone . |
| 15 | All she wanted was to be by his side . |
| 16 | All she wanted was to be their friend , but they responded by ridiculing her . |
| 17 | The guess as to the most plausible interpretation of the child 's utterance will guide the adult 's own actions which , in turn , provide the child with feedback regarding how successful she has been in making her needs and intentions explicit . |
| 18 | Jessamy remembered how very annoyed she had been about that article . |
| 19 | Had seen , through the camera 's hidden eye , how fascinated she had been with the saddle . |
| 20 | Since 1988 she has been in charge of organising the BDA 's centenary celebrations a task , which she has combined with bringing up her hearing daughter Nicola . |