Example sentences of "[adj] she be be " in BNC.

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1 He was far too sharp to miss how evasive she was being , and she knew that once the police had left there would be more questions to answer ; however , that was the least of her concerns .
2 He could n't help noticing how much she was being affected ; it was a sign , he supposed , of how she 'd come to consider the valley her home and its people her own .
3 But , Mrs Palko told the magazine , Diana is convinced she is being visited by her father 's spirit , because of private family details mentioned .
4 The first thing Maxine said to me when she entered my consulting room was that she hoped she was not wasting my time and she was sorry she was being so stupid .
5 It 's lucky she 's being properly looked after . ’
6 I still wanted to make her realize how selfish she was being , although I was a little worried by her pale , almost ghostly face .
7 She was sure she was being followed .
8 ‘ I have seen a few busy streets in my life , ’ Shae said quietly , sure she was being baited , but refusing to let herself rise to it .
9 All she was was an extremely hard-working girl whose dreams and aspirations had , miraculously , been achieved .
10 It held the faint tang of a man 's aftershave and she hugged it to her for a moment before realising how ridiculous she was being .
11 He set off , more slowly this time , but all the same she was being tossed about on the seat .
12 She was fed regularly , and there was a toilet in her cell ; but the door grill was permanently open , and she was certain she was being watched twenty-four hours a day .
13 At last she was being dismissed from his dangerous presence .
14 While window-shopping in Manhattan or on Broadway , they would find that they were being followed block after block , then , having sized up her figure and made certain the Girl was aware she was being followed , the man would walk ahead , glance round to check that her face was as good as her body and start a conversation .
15 She was horribly aware she was being manipulated , knew his cynical tactics for what they were , yet she was powerless to resist , and when his mouth traced a line of feather-like kisses across her cheek her lips parted of their own accord , begging for their share of the richness .
16 One minute she had been on her hands and knees scrubbing and the next she was being wined and dined by the owner of the largest store in town .
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