Example sentences of "she [vb past] been for " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the London season was almost upon them and she was more cheerful than she 'd been for weeks . |
| 2 | She left a little while later , happier than she had been for a long time . |
| 3 | The battered red car arrived at 7pm , Maria Yackle was dressed as she had been for her previous visit , but because it was rather cold , wore a jacket made of synthetic fur as well . |
| 4 | Agnes , tanned , huge , all beads and bright caftan , determined to give birth in the lotus position ( in which she claimed the child had been conceived ) while going ‘ Om ’ , refused to answer any of my father 's questions about where she had been for the three years and who she had been with . |
| 5 | The longing he 'd kindled within her had been for love — his love . |