Example sentences of "she have be [adj] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She has been marvellous for Constance . |
| 2 | As the shop manager pointed out , it was the third time that month she 'd been late for work , and if they had n't needed her to turn up on time , they would n't have hired her in the first place . |
| 3 | He had found a niche at once with the men , but she told Julia that she had been unhappy for months , struggling with the other women to force local villagers to disgorge food , humping it back up to the camp and preparing it under extraordinarily difficult conditions . |
| 4 | Had he not been she might have telephoned him instead of Nick , when she had been desperate for company . |
| 5 | ‘ She 's been dead for hours , ’ he commented . |
| 6 | But — yes , the poor old thing is rather queer — in fact , she 's been mad for years , so you see now why I needed no special qualifications . |
| 7 | Albert said , ‘ She 's been ill for ages . |