Example sentences of "she 'd [be] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd been robbed of words , had no speech to tell him to stop this glorious torture , could only groan deep in her throat as his questing fingers flickered over one nipple , bringing it to prominent life even through the material of her leotard . |
| 2 | She 'd been waylaid within ten feet of the front door , which did n't surprise me , by a chinless wonder in a baggy suit and powder blue trainers ( nobody wears trainers with a suit any more ) . |
| 3 | They would all be returning to town in the autumn to meet some sons of good families in Riba ; she 'd been saving for years , money from the pigeons , money from the cheeses , the almonds , her mother 's money when she died — may she rest in peace and perpetual light shine on her — she 'd hidden it from that villainous landlord who 'd strip everyone of their surplus if he knew how much they 'd hoarded , but they 'd never find out , the folk were far too tight to let anyone know , and he , Davide , must not breathe a word . |
| 4 | Luce froze , realising how easily she 'd been lulled into a false sense of security . |
| 5 | But she 'd been born at a better time and there were arts councils and they had been good to her . |
| 6 | If she had the sense she 'd been born with she 'd get up from the table right now , wish him a polite good evening , and scuttle back to the safety of the dressing-room , there to make a pledge never to risk being in his company again . |
| 7 | If she 'd been born on time this party would n't have happened until Christmas . |
| 8 | It was n't her real name and — like Horowitz — she 'd been born in Hungary . |
| 9 | Alina said she 'd been raised in the country . |
| 10 | They knew she 'd been drinking on the way in . |
| 11 | She 'd been drinking with friends . |
| 12 | She 'd been reserved in a way which suggested that she might be strong-willed but was making an effort to hide it or keep it in check . |
| 13 | It would be so easy to give up the battle she 'd been waging against him , simply to lay down her arms and give herself up to the ecstasy of possession . |
| 14 | If she 'd been stopped in a car with this level of alcohol in her , she would have lost her licence for a year at least and got a hefty fine . |
| 15 | She 'd been flattered to be asked , of course . |
| 16 | Then he stood up and strode from the room , and she all but collapsed into the chair he 'd just vacated , feeling as though she 'd been battered by a storm at sea . |
| 17 | She 'd been waitressing in the dining-room for breakfast and lunch . |
| 18 | She 'd been moved from the uninspiring cupboard allocated to her by Stephanie on her arrival . |
| 19 | She even managed to convince the man that she 'd been sent by Roman to inspect the goods . |
| 20 | But if she 'd been frank from the outset and had admitted to him that she 'd been sent by his stepmother with the plea for him to visit her the result would have been short and sharp . |
| 21 | She 'd been elected to the National Executive Committee and she stood up , said how pleased she was , and then said , ‘ But now I have to take the bucket round for a collection because that 's what I always do … ’ and I just thought , ‘ How wonderful ’ . |
| 22 | The touch of his hands on her back that afternoon … she 'd been gripped by such a war of reaction inside her . |
| 23 | It was as if she 'd been calling on a dead line to an empty building . |
| 24 | Jahsaxa flinched with annoyance when she realised she 'd been connected with the Roirbak answering machine again . |
| 25 | It was all so quick and effortless that she wondered whether she 'd been mistaken about his intentions . |
| 26 | SHe wondered whether SHe 'd been missed from Club Eleusis yet . |
| 27 | Nine hours after she 'd been bundled into the room , they unceremoniously dumped Adam in with her . |
| 28 | Her words sliced through Shannon like burning arrows , but only a faint staining of her cheeks showed she 'd been affected in the slightest . |
| 29 | It was her nail scissors that she 'd been searching for days , lost under the hearthrug and pressing into her hip ; and the cry was also her virginity , small and bewildered and gone . |
| 30 | Ever since he 'd given her that power of attorney she 'd been getting above herself . |