Example sentences of "had be [adj] for her " in BNC.

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1 However , since there had been open and vigorous debate about what everyone wanted , it had been possible for her to exercise considerable discretion on the department 's behalf when ordering , or selecting at book suppliers .
2 When her father died it had been necessary for her to do some kind of work and the training in librarianship had seemed the most suitable .
3 Sally-Anne loved a dare , and Terry Rourke 's appeal had been frank and animal — he had excited her , and it had been simple for her to lie to her mother , to set out to go to a girlfriend 's home on the following afternoon and meet Terry instead .
4 He had been concerned for her .
5 He had returned earlier in the day and Maeve was as ecstatic to see him as he had been hungry for her .
6 Martin was a close friend of the family as well as his business partner and Varna had been happy for her to go with him .
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