Example sentences of "she [vb past] [pron] had [been] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 She confirmed she had been to Hawaii with the hunk and said : ‘ We all had a laugh , that 's all .
2 One night as she lay in bed with her husband , she heard ‘ a sound of melody so sweet and delectable , that she thought she had been in paradise ’ .
3 She knew it had been against his better judgement ; that all his own instincts had told him to wait , to take it more slowly .
4 He had kept his word — although she knew there had been times when he was sorely tempted to ask her the questions that must have played on his mind .
5 She said she had been to the theatre and that afterwards they had talked late .
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