Example sentences of "she 'd [be] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt as though she 'd been asleep for about five minutes ! |
| 2 | As the shop manager pointed out , it was the third time that month she 'd been late for work , and if they had n't needed her to turn up on time , they would n't have hired her in the first place . |
| 3 | He went on a while about the various tests but where he came out was that she 'd been dead for at least five days , and seven was perfectly possible . |
| 4 | Even though she 'd been dead for so long it could sometimes seem that she was still with him , a presence in the next room , someone on the other side of a door who waited and listened but who never stepped through , except when he dreamed . |
| 5 | It was impossible to know whether he still believed she 'd been responsible for that . |
| 6 | There was a sort of thirstiness about Julia 's immersion in the conversation , as though she 'd been parched for a long time . |
| 7 | ‘ She 'd been ill for a long time . |