Example sentences of "she [vb past] [pron] have [been] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She admitted there had been excesses . |
| 2 | But she admitted she has been thrilled at the response the records bring and the millions of fan letters she has been sent over the years . |
| 3 | She realised it had been cut . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Now she realised he 'd been hovering on the verges of her thoughts , just waiting for an opportunity to pounce . |
| 6 | He slowly straightened to his full height and she realised he had been sitting on the bed leaning over her . |
| 7 | Jahsaxa flinched with annoyance when she realised she 'd been connected with the Roirbak answering machine again . |
| 8 | Lord C had said she 'd borne them with stoicism , but looking back she realised she 'd been disappointed not to receive the whole dozen . |
| 9 | After a while she realised she 'd been beating at him with her fists hard enough to hurt and yet he had n't lifted a finger to stop her . |
| 10 | It was only then , when her heart leaped alarmingly and her pulse quickened in immediate response , that she realised she 'd been half expecting he would n't keep the date . |
| 11 | She could find nothing to say , and as she sat avoiding his eyes she realised she 'd been a fool . |
| 12 | Though , on reflection , she realised she 'd been silly to think that . |
| 13 | It was only then she realised she 'd been holding her breath . |
| 14 | Maui claimed to lose it , so she offered him each of her fingers and toes , one by one , until she realised she had been tricked . |
| 15 | She sat up and rubbed her eyes , colouring furiously as she realised she had been using Roman 's shoulder for a head-rest . |
| 16 | He stood with his hands in his pockets and she realised she had been so taken up with her seemingly childish pursuit that she had not even heard the car arrive . |
| 17 | All of a sudden , she realised there had been a collective intake of breath and that everyone around her was staring at the monitors . |
| 18 | Her broken optic shifted painfully , and she realized she had been seeing out of her empty left eyesocket . |
| 19 | Her heart seemed to go climbing up inside her chest , but it was n't till Jake 's hand clamped over her mouth again that she realized she 'd been about to scream . |
| 20 | At the gateway to the dock a black sports saloon had passed across a junction , unnerving her , but she doubted it had been Rory 's . |
| 21 | The princes had not been mentioned and she assumed it to have been instructions for some special task commissioned privately by the new constable . |
| 22 | And it took a long while for the letters to get there but he knew while he was on the boat that his wife was pregnant and er when he got here , she 'd it 'd been aborted . |
| 23 | In some odd way he was not a stranger because his name was painfully familiar and she imagined she had been expecting this angry arrival since her accident — that must be the cause of this feeling that was swimming through her . |
| 24 | She confirmed she had been to Hawaii with the hunk and said : ‘ We all had a laugh , that 's all . |
| 25 | When he did not return for quite a while , she guessed they had been talking to each other about her . |
| 26 | She claimed she had been having a passionate affair with Mary Jo 's husband Joey , 36 . |
| 27 | Joan received permission and active encouragement to attempt what she claimed she had been sent to carry out . |
| 28 | She discovered she 'd been sleeping on her back . |
| 29 | The previous year when she finished fifth she discovered she had been pregnant when taking part . |
| 30 | 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 . |