Example sentences of "she have be [v-ing] [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had been calling out to him , pleading , arms outstretched , ‘ Wait for me . |
| 2 | She was suddenly aware that she had been looking forward to her new life in Portugal far more than she had realized . |
| 3 | She had been looking forward to this moment , for it promised a long-sought revenge : a revenge not only against her husband for the bitterness and suffering he had caused her , but also against the harlot , Hannah Gristy , whose lithe body and brazen looks had tempted young Gregory into fornication nearly forty years before , and of whom this insolent little slut was so painful a reminder . |
| 4 | And although she 'd been sad to be leaving her family behind , she had been looking forward to a few weeks ' holiday and then — a new job , a new life . |
| 5 | After behaving with notable restraint during the election , she had been building up to this . |
| 6 | Somehow she managed to take a proper breath , not the little shallow gasps she had been giving up to now . |