Example sentences of "she 's be [adj] for " in BNC.

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1 She 's absolutely livid that she 's been freezing for no reason at all .
2 ‘ The nurse tells me she 's been asleep for some time . ’
3 And she 's married , she 's been married for two and half years to Glen .
4 A : Oh no they lived in Canada eh he was married to my mother 's sister + + well she 's been dead for a number of years now +
5 She 's been dead for hours , ’ he commented .
6 Then Jimmy said well you know she 's been dead for many years and er she says , oh that 's right .
7 Oh yes , keep it in the family oh dear she was my youngest sister too and she 's been dead for , oh bloody hell , she was eighty six when she died , how long 's that ago , a few years , I 'm the baby of the family and me brother 's the next one , and he 's eight eighty five now , is he ?
8 But — yes , the poor old thing is rather queer — in fact , she 's been mad for years , so you see now why I needed no special qualifications .
9 she 's been bedridden for twenty years now or whatever
10 Albert said , ‘ She 's been ill for ages .
11 SHe 's been ready for this so-called ‘ work ’ since about the fourth day .
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