Example sentences of "what she 'd been " in BNC.

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1 Not easy for us , was what she 'd been warning me , being so near and yet so far , so tantalizingly inaccessible to each other .
2 Well , he told Mummy , and now she 's furious , because apparently it 's what she 'd been hoping for .
3 ‘ Yes , I did , ’ said Kelly , surprised that he had n't grasped what she 'd been saying .
4 At last she found what she 'd been looking for .
5 It was three times what she 'd been expecting .
6 I said that this was what she 'd been proposing , dummkopf , but Stuart was n't having any of it .
7 But mostly it was directed towards herself , and whatever it was in her that seemed to respond to some call given out by the least suitable of men ; despite what she 'd been through in the past couple of years she appeared to have learned precisely nothing .
8 She nodded , as if this was what she 'd been expecting , and then she took what was probably her first real look at her surroundings .
9 The police had been convinced it was a genuine accident that took his life ( and that of his mistress ) but after what she 'd been through , after what she had discovered , Donna could not believe that men willing to kill for the possession of a book had not taken the life of the man she 'd loved .
10 She 'd thought about going back to her room for a while , maybe find out from Josie what she 'd been caught up in the night before , but it would take her more than half an hour to walk .
11 Mrs Abigail , similarly affected , believed that what she 'd been dreading all day had now come about : the parents of some child had arrived at the bungalow .
12 His answering look told her he knew exactly what she 'd been thinking .
13 Her head was aching a bit too , but then that was not surprising perhaps after what she 'd been through this evening .
14 She pulled herself together with an effort , trying to remember what she 'd been told about wine-tasting , holding the glass carefully by the stem , and sniffing delicately .
15 I saw what she 'd been smiling at .
16 What she 'd been doing was missing breakfasts and lunches and dinners in an effort to accommodate Silvia 's erratic time-keeping — and still failing to do the stipulated six hours a day , she thought to herself with a dart of misery .
17 Luce followed his lead , not yet clear enough in her own mind to try and provide any answers , or confide what she 'd been thinking .
18 Her voice dried , and she stared at him blankly , unsure what she 'd been about to say .
19 Had he heard what she 'd been saying ?
20 She should have felt relief — was n't this what she 'd been longing to hear ?
21 So he did n't know what she 'd been up to .
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