Example sentences of "that she [verb] be [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She thought ruefully that she had been pretty unfair . |
| 2 | To which she replied that she had been sound asleep , that she had heard a desultory conversation , but its substance had nothing whatever to do with her . |
| 3 | He thought that she had been exceptionally sweet to Emmie lately and he was grateful to her . |
| 4 | ( Her niece told me that she had been particularly good at her job . ) |
| 5 | It seems to be almost a perception of physics as an ‘ arts ’ subject ; indeed , Jane told me that she had been equally good at arts and sciences but had chosen sciences because of the job and university prospects . |
| 6 | He walked out and Jenna was left with the feeling that she had been decidedly ungracious , of uncertain temper and rather childish . |
| 7 | His eyes narrowed at this bitterness , but he simply left the room , and Jenna had the feeling that she had been as ungracious as he appeared to think . |
| 8 | She did n't want to explain that she had been too nervous to go in the kitchen and cook it , too lily-livered to turn her back to the window as she lit the gas , too timorous to cause even the tiny sounds of roasting game . |
| 9 | It had all gone — the thin veneer of self-confidence , the determination that she had been so proud of acquiring and nurturing since that first audition in Vienna . |
| 10 | Men like Ryan , and probably Leo , could have their pick of women , which made it even more unbelievable that she had been so stupid as to believe Ryan . |
| 11 | Because , while being regressed , the patient is well aware of his or her present-day persona in addition to the previous one , Myra found it very distressing to think that she had been so happy to go along with all Hugh 's demands . |
| 12 | Her previous recording with Sir Charles Groves featured Crusell 's Second Concerto , in which she was partnered by the English Chamber Orchestra , and it became evident from our conversation that she had been especially happy to work with Sir Charles once again , in this new recording of English music for clarinet and orchestra . |
| 13 | Six weeks later she reported back that she had been very well on holiday with no travel-sickness or stomach problems but since returning home the digestive symptoms had gradually increased in intensity . |
| 14 | When I asked her how easy or difficult she had found the exercise , Sylvia told me that she had been quite surprised at how simple it had been . |
| 15 | But setting her misgivings about Tommaso himself aside , Caterina decided that she had been quite wrong to think that it was she who had caught his attention . |
| 16 | For a long time she lay awake , staring into the darkness and telling herself that she had been absolutely crazy to let this happen . |
| 17 | She brushed away the tear that she 'd been totally unaware was slowly trickling down her face . |
| 18 | How could she explain that she 'd been too frightened of the dammed-up emotion she 'd felt in both her mother and father ? |
| 19 | Er as you can see , the wrist action that she does is very difficult erm stressful , we do it many times a day . |