Example sentences of "was [noun] [noun] she " in BNC.

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1 When Frau Ulbricht was den mother she ran the Politbureau like a convent school . ’
2 It was Harold Shoosmith she had in mind then , mistakenly thinking that Dimity was attracted to him .
3 She had loved Nellie Farren as Jack — but it was Sylvia Grey she admired the most …
4 It was Mrs Williams she had it in for . ’
5 They she belonged to she was iron ship she was to .
6 ‘ It 's not the lion I fear , ’ she cried , ‘ but the jackal ’ , and although she was referring to Rufio , not Caesar , it was St Ives she confronted .
7 They went to bed and when Lavinia woke in the night it was Timothy Gedge she thought of , not her lost child .
8 It was cigar smoke she noticed first always — every time a slight , pleasurable stinging of the eyes .
9 Ignorant of the fact that it was Battersea enamel she lit the wick beneath it , well soaked in methylated spirits .
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