Example sentences of "been for she " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took himself off , illogically cursing Emily Groundwater ; if it had not been for her he would have been in a warm bed , with Bible Willie breathing beside him . |
| 2 | It might have been for her , but I thought she could have shown some gratitude , considering the work her stepmother and I had gone to . |
| 3 | If it had n't been for her I would n't be here … |
| 4 | Cecilia reflected on how massive the explosion must have been for her and that beautiful girl to have heard it up here in West Hampstead . |
| 5 | The station had always been for her a place instinct with glory ; its function beautified it immeasurably in her eyes . |
| 6 | Thousands of school children , all of them well over sixteen , were crammed there into a large tall gilt room , and told not to insult the French , not to talk to Arabs , and not to go to Montmartre : then an English lady stood up and said that Paris had always been for her a source inépuisable de something , and everyone clapped , and then they were all turned out again , rather quickly , for the room was clearly needed for something else . |
| 7 | If it had n't have been for her I would n't have been taking so many exams . |
| 8 | She said how convenient it would have been for her , instead of having to wait for chaps to go out and kill rabbits and deer and all that , and for the peasants to bring in the vegetables ; she 'd much rather have been able just to nip down to the shops and buy what she needed , when she needed it . |
| 9 | It had not been for her . |
| 10 | If it had n't been for her , he would n't even be here . |
| 11 | All that bottled-up vitriol for the man he 'd been waiting for had actually been for her . |
| 12 | Convenience , that 's what it had been for her — little more . |