Example sentences of "she had been in [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Strange , she had been in Denmark for so short a time yet in those few days she had learned so much , not only about herself but about a country she had never even considered visiting before Suzie 's escapade . |
| 2 | And she had been in London for less than a month . |
| 3 | She had been in love with Alexander . |
| 4 | She had projecting teeth and told everyone who would listen that she had been in love with Yorick since she was twelve . |
| 5 | It was only because his repeated invitations had made her think that maybe the young man did need the support of someone familiar that she had agreed to come to Lisbon — and because , after a hardworking summer , she had been in need of a break . |
| 6 | None of this mess was of her making , yet she was just as much a prisoner as if she had been in gaol like Clive . |
| 7 | They had evidently been sent by Judith : she had been in control of the treasure they brought with them , and , interestingly , of Charles 's regalia . |
| 8 | Her eighteen-month jail sentence was reduced on appeal — but not before she had been in prison for six months . ) |