Example sentences of "[Wh adv] she [verb] been [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But whenever she 'd been free to emigrate , she 'd fallen in love and put it out of the question . |
| 2 | What haunted her was the way he had kissed her — and how she had been unable to do anything but respond ! |
| 3 | For it had dawned upon her suddenly why she had been able to take such pure pleasure in the Lord Owen 's triumph , unspotted by any tincture of regret or sympathy for these humbled princes driven so ignominiously out of Wales at his hands . |
| 4 | How often had this meant an edgy evening , when she had been unable to concentrate on what people were saying because of an ill-placed fabric rose or an over-embroidered antique shawl ? |
| 5 | From Antwerp she had gone to Santander , where she had been due to return to London , but had been diverted to Bilbao instead . |