Example sentences of "she be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not by any stretch of the imagination could she be called beautiful and it was doubtful if she ever had been , but she was undeniably attractive . |
| 2 | ‘ She were taken bad afore Christmas and she 's slow to mend . |
| 3 | My father could n't come because he 's publicly declared his opposition to the wedding and my mother would n't dare come without him — but she 's sent good wishes through one of the cousins . |
| 4 | ‘ She 's called Cynthia , ’ said my mother as one who says , ‘ She 's called cat-sick . ’ |
| 5 | She 's undergone vital surgery to remove the cancer and now , in addition , is taking the drug , Tamoxifen , which , according to the new research , can reduce the risk of death by a quarter . |
| 6 | ‘ Karim , ’ he said , ‘ she 's become close to me . |
| 7 | Recently , things have got worse and she 's become agoraphobic . |
| 8 | ‘ She 's pumped full of preservative . ’ |
| 9 | Me own stuff was all ragged and I thought I might as well nick something decent , it 'elps a girl , knowing she 's dressed decent . ’ |
| 10 | Sonia : So why take it out on the black people then , she 's told black people to do many things , she 's even called them monkey . |
| 11 | Next morning she 's found floating face-down in the Thames . |
| 12 | ‘ I hear she 's bought new beds , chairs and a piano ! |
| 13 | Miss Rose admitted she did n't remember much of that day , except for Celia 's long labour — which I did know about , but it slipped my mind — so it 's possible she 's forgotten other deliveries during the day , when there were other midwives on duty . |
| 14 | She is given festive food and small presents by her relatives . |
| 15 | If she is found healthy , regulations dictate that she must perform some useful service , which a prison spokeswoman , Miss Janet Jacobson , described as working in the grounds , or cleaning and tidying rooms as a maid . |
| 16 | If your employee is paid varying weekly amounts , or if she is paid monthly , you need to calculate her average weekly earnings . |
| 17 | The Duchess of York says her work for the Motor Neurone Disease Association saved her sanity after she was pictured topless on holiday with financial advisor John Bryan . |
| 18 | There was an expression of terrible natural justice , and she was rendered breathless by a profound understanding of just why lions were seen as kings . |
| 19 | She was built strong . |
| 20 | She was stripped naked and beaten with a cattle prod before being thrown into a cell full of excrement . |
| 21 | She was asked discreet questions about private health insurance and , in the face of her disclaimers , equally civil ones about her credit cards . |
| 22 | How do we know it 's stolen ? ’ and warmed to him , grateful that he was willing to defend her , though fearful in case she was asked direct . |
| 23 | And she was called Tiny . |
| 24 | She was called Lucky Lady and had originally been bought by grandfather Alec , some forty years ago . |
| 25 | Fifty-eight-year-old woman with some experience … in an office … she was made redundant . ’ |
| 26 | She cast away the unwelcome thought that if she was made redundant she would have to find new work immediately or forfeit that small oasis of security she 'd won for herself . |
| 27 | That was until about two years ago when unfortunately the home where she worked was closed down and she was made redundant . |
| 28 | Now another journey began , one of which she had no memory , no knowledge of the decision to start , but one which she was made powerless by love to turn from . |
| 29 | The tug refloated the vessel , towed her to a sheltered anchorage where she was made fit for the tow to Hong Kong , and thereafter towed her for four days to docks in Hong Kong . |
| 30 | She was made Head Girl and although it was not acknowledged by anyone in authority , she was already drinking too much . |