Example sentences of "she [vb past] [been] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd been on anti-depressants for the last 4 years since her husband walked out on her to live with another woman . |
| 2 | However , the London season was almost upon them and she was more cheerful than she 'd been for weeks . |
| 3 | Approaching Valletta at dusk , she 'd been below decks , in the act of unclipping her bikini-top , about to change clothes after a long lazy day sunbathing with Penny , Devlin at the helm . |
| 4 | If they 'd caught her , they 'd have stuck her in Imbrium or somewhere , some institution She 'd been in places like that before That was like death to her There must have been a lot of them caught like that , at the end , |
| 5 | After that she had been at pains to assure him she could cope very well and was about to go to see her inheritance . |
| 6 | For heaven 's sake , she 'd been under a bit of strain of late , so what was more natural than that , having at last met the man she had been at pains to meet — actually being out walking with him , and on such a lovely sharp but sunny day — she should — er — relax a little ? |
| 7 | She had been on drugs then . |
| 8 | We asked if she had been shopping , and she said no , she had been to friends borrowing . |