Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] she have been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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1 | It was clear that she 'd been taking him for a ride , in that there was no ride in it for him at the end of the process . |
2 | It had not been fully dark when she had been flying . |
3 | Suddenly conscious that she had been holding her breath , Katherine pulled the door closed and then leaned back against the wall , aware of the pounding of her heart . |
4 | Conscious that she had been crawling around in the hot sunshine for some time without a hat , she retired a short distance to the shade of some trees , sat down on a convenient boulder and tried to conjecture how Alain Gebrec might have spent his last moments . |
5 | She was quite attractive except for a very nasty skin condition , her face and arms were covered with a large number of pustules and it was obvious that she had been scratching them ; the scratch-marks were bleeding slightly . |
6 | The reprieve had been so quick and sudden and she had been dreading the conversation so much … |
7 | As long as she 'd been fighting him there had still been a hope that she might eventually emerge the victor . |
8 | She was adamant that she had been wearing her G-string at the time — round her ankle . |
9 | She was suddenly aware that she had been looking forward to her new life in Portugal far more than she had realized . |
10 | Aware that she had been staring at him for rather a long time , she blinked and asked hastily , ‘ Did you sort out your business ? ’ |
11 | She was dimly aware that she had been treating her friends badly . |
12 | Dawson was aware that she 'd been combating a bout of ill-temper since he 'd arrived . |
13 | I was surprised because she 'd been throwing herself at him all day and not getting anywhere much . ’ |