Example sentences of "she 'd be [adj] [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shannon had never been able to believe that ; as a child she 'd seen a photograph of her father , and even then she 'd been stunned to silence by his incredible good looks . |
| 2 | On Starr Hills , she 'd been able to talk to him ; but she did n't think she could now . |
| 3 | Wishing desperately that she were able to defend her grandfather , but knowing that to explain would only cause more trouble until she 'd been able to speak with his mother , and fervently wishing she had locked her door when she 'd come up to bed , Ellie said tiredly , ‘ I do n't know why . |
| 4 | She glanced up at the ceiling once , as if in appreciation of the solution to a tough puzzle that she 'd been unable to crack without help ; the tile was still stuck in the open position , and Charlie was in no state to clamber up there and fix it . |
| 5 | That was not strictly true , though she might have scraped by if she 'd been prepared to go into debt . |