Example sentences of "her [vb past] be [art] " in BNC.
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1 | The cop who 'd collected her had been a crowd control unit , the full cyborg . |
2 | Toddler walks with her had been a superhuman test of patience as she squatted by every puddle , slowly stirring the water with sticks , and picked up myriads of stones , tenderly brushing them free of earth and inserting them with infinite laboriousness into pockets already grinding with pebbles . |
3 | Grainne had nodded , and she had done as she was told , but deep within her had been a spurt of anger , for when had Dierdriu ever borne loss , when had Dierdriu ever lost a lover ? |
4 | She had convinced herself that the intense impact which Vitor d'Arcos had once had on her had been a much exaggerated memory , the figment of an overheated imagination . |
5 | Penry 's wonderful , gratifying desire for her had been a healing fire which had cured her forever of the wounds dealt by Guy . |