Example sentences of "she [verb] he [verb] been " in BNC.
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| 1 | A woman in Naples recently insisted on having her husband 's grave dug up — after she realised he 'd been buried with £3,500 in his jacket pocket . |
| 2 | Now she realised he 'd been hovering on the verges of her thoughts , just waiting for an opportunity to pounce . |
| 3 | He slowly straightened to his full height and she realised he had been sitting on the bed leaning over her . |
| 4 | Six months before her overdose Liz terminated the relationship with her boyfriend of two years ' standing after she discovered he had been going out with another girl . |
| 5 | He was glad she thought he had been cool . |
| 6 | At that time , and erm she had n't known anything about it , because he had looked after the benefit , and she thought he 'd been paying the rent . |
| 7 | She knew he 'd been studying her face while watching for her reaction . |
| 8 | But he had been drinking , and deep inside she knew he had been partly to blame . |
| 9 | He came forward into the firelight then and she saw he had been sitting beside the range , in an old rocking chair which he had left tilting back and forth , to take the lantern from her , grasping her free hand in his . |
| 10 | She wished he had been here when that unpleasant Mr Coleby had called . |
| 11 | There was a lengthy pause before she said he had been allowed no choice . |
| 12 | ‘ I asked Miss Allitt what had gone wrong , and she said he had been violently sick . ’ |
| 13 | Having met the Prime Minister to discuss the matter , she said he had been sympathetic , but she dismissed moves by the Home Office as a cosmetic exercise . |
| 14 | But erm you know I 've , I 've but she said he 's been right sort of |
| 15 | She supposed he had been held up because it was Regatta day . |