Example sentences of "[vb past] she [verb] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Over the months Jay found she liked being around Lucy , enjoyed desiring her and doing nothing about it . |
2 | As for HMS United she had been on station at the rendezvous ; but as it is barely possible to see a 10,000 tonner at 400 yards on a rough night there is little chance of seeing the recognition signals from a canoe when these torch or RG beams are a mere four feet ( just over a metre ) at arm 's length above the waves . |
3 | Maggie realized she 'd been in the wrong . |
4 | She confirmed she had been to Hawaii with the hunk and said : ‘ We all had a laugh , that 's all . |
5 | He claimed she had been in severe financial difficulties at the time . |
6 | But she claimed she liked being with him , she liked making him happy , and she liked doing what he did . |
7 | Rachel suddenly felt she 'd been through an emotional wringer . |
8 | One night as she lay in bed with her husband , she heard ‘ a sound of melody so sweet and delectable , that she thought she had been in paradise ’ . |
9 | She sighed , and remembered she had been on the verge of phoning Bridget when Veronica called . |
10 | Rain said she had been into the studio but not the flat . |
11 | She said she had been to the theatre and that afterwards they had talked late . |
12 | Andrea McKemsley said she 'd been in the takeaway on the night David Nock died . |
13 | And though she would never admit to it , I was sure there were moments , however fleeting and however infrequent , when she wished she 'd been with the Church of England , rather than the Roman Church . |
14 | Emily , swimming vigorously , came to assist her , and together they managed to reach shallow water , where Gwendolen promptly denied she had been in danger . |