Example sentences of "she [vb past] be [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The tousled girl in front of me , she was reading a buxom magazine : its text was in French , I think , but even I could tell that the article she scanned was about fellatio technique — blowjob knowhow .
2 The noise she made was like a cry from hell , and James knew her suffering had turned this place into hell itself .
3 His head , she realised was at an odd angle .
4 Mrs Allen rarely spoke to any of the hospital staff ; any information she got was via her stepson .
5 She 'd been on anti-depressants for the last 4 years since her husband walked out on her to live with another woman .
6 She 'd been on the floor for nearly every dance , and was having a whale of a time .
7 If she 'd been on 4AD , she 'd be given the same amount of attention as the Muses , Pixies or Breeders .
8 ‘ I brought in the Readers ' Digests , ’ she muttered , unable to apply the brakes when she 'd been on such a powerful roll .
9 Yet Jezrael knew he 'd been one of them for longer than she 'd been on Mars .
10 It was mid-evening , and she 'd been on her beat for about ten minutes , when an elderly , smartly-dressed man passed her .
11 She did n't remember anything like this the last time she 'd been on Earth .
12 Only two weeks later she 'd been on her way to Little Kirkton .
13 For a moment she 'd been on the verge of telling Penny why she was in such a hurry , but the moment passed , and she was glad she had n't given in to the impulse .
14 Just a fortnight earlier , she 'd been on a course called Heart Start , which taught her the basics of resuscitation .
15 I think it was just the thought that she 'd been on it you know , and a nice bit of heat and everything , relaxing .
16 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 .
17 She 'd been with us for a year when we went for a day 's walk in the country .
18 ‘ I knew my mum because she 'd been with me at the hospital and I remembered my grandad because of his bald head .
19 She told the court she 'd been with two girlfriends to the Nightclub in Nottingham city centre , where it was a monthly gay night .
20 So she would tell herself when she was sick and retching and dizzy , in a week or two , as she 'd been with Liam .
21 Sure she 'd been with you , SOE .
22 ‘ The — er — Palmer & Pearson job , ’ she interrupted , only then realising that they had barely touched on work the whole time she 'd been with him .
23 all of them so when her class came up , cos she 'd been with the class right from nursery and when she put into this you know , with the double third year , cos they go upstairs for third and fourth year and they really do classes below she did n't know anything in the class !
24 R R Ricky er Richie er longer than she 'd been with any you know , boy that she got on with
25 However , the London season was almost upon them and she was more cheerful than she 'd been for weeks .
26 Yeah and I said to her erm , and she said I do n't know how it came out about her son in the fire service , oh I know she 'd just come back from Orlando , cos she 'd been off work having had a hysterectomy and she had three week 's leave due to her
27 The iron grey , Tero , got by because her coat was almost black , but Maldita was so dazzlingly white , except for a sprinkling of rust-brown freckles on her belly , that she looked as though she 'd been through the car wash .
28 Her head was aching a bit too , but then that was not surprising perhaps after what she 'd been through this evening .
29 How could I tell her the truth , after all she 'd been through ? ’
30 Rachel suddenly felt she 'd been through an emotional wringer .
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