Example sentences of "since she have been " in BNC.

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1 It was their ritual , ever since she 'd been able to string words together .
2 I 'd seen no sign of Mala , but I had n't expected it , since she 'd been right about us being less obvious if we were apart .
3 Maybe people thought that since she 'd been a witch when alive , she 'd be a ghost once she was dead .
4 Maybe people thought that since she 'd been a witch when alive , she 'd be a ghost once she was dead .
5 She was still in her night things , and somehow did n't seem able to make the simplest connections in her mind ; right hand hugging her left elbow , she 'd been rocking herself gently ever since she 'd been wakened by the sounds of garage doors opening and cars being started in the mews outside her window .
6 The fact that Margaret had been illegitimate , a war baby conceived between an Italian prisoner of war and an English landgirl , had no bearing on her name , although probably quite a lot to do with Margaret 's lack of maternalism , since she 'd been reared in a children 's home .
7 Since she 'd been wearing her seatbelt and travelling at a very slow speed , she was n't hurt , but the shock was enough to make her tremble .
8 She drank the other half-bottle of sherry : nobody had filled her water jug since she 'd been admitted .
9 Was it only hours since she 'd been wishing that it had ?
10 Every morning since she 'd been here , apart from today , she 'd been up bright and early to see Kirsty off to school .
11 It was an appreciative whistle and one that Rachel recognised , for since she 'd been working with five thousand men she had become well used to whistles of that nature .
12 Attractive and popular , she 'd had boyfriends since she 'd been fifteen .
13 She was n't used to drinking alcohol , since she 'd been ill .
14 It was only thirty-six hours since she 'd been washed up on the island like a piece of flotsam , she reminded herself ; early days to start bewailing her fate .
15 Since she had been secretary to a bishop ( she learnt to type by trial and error ) , and also chauffeur to a bishop ( she learnt to drive by trial and error ) , she knew a lot of the clergy and their wives and had visited them all over the diocese , often in the black-out , and sat with the wives while the husbands talked to Bishop Owen , so she was good at remembering about them and their children and found the wives of the clergy to be fun .
16 She had shown him with pride to both her mother and grandmother and had carried him to bed more deeply satisfied than at any time since she had been weaned from Phoebe 's now forgotten breasts .
17 It seemed a long time since she had been out of her apartment , longer still since she had taken a walk .
18 She felt awkward sitting down but , since she had been bidden to do so , could not choose to stand .
19 It was not difficult for Anne since she had been encouraged by her father to practise her clog dancing on the kitchen hearth .
20 However , many things had happened during the two years since she had been told that her mother had died of the fever and that , prior to this , she had not been allowed to see her in case she should catch it and spread it further .
21 She had n't been to an art class since she had been married .
22 It was so long since she had been to a party like this .
23 Donna guessed that it was more than two months since she had been to the cottage .
24 She felt that she had changed entirely since it was written , and chiefly during the three days since she had been in London .
25 ‘ Goat stinks , ’ said Camille , for it was not so long since she had been frequently taken by Connie to children 's zoos where these creatures — mostly nannies and kids — were considered suitably sized and disposed to mingle briefly with the children of men .
26 She had been well able to look after herself since she had been about seven , and , when she came to think about it , she knew herself to be more effective than most men .
27 By the time she returned to England she had logged more than 12,000 miles since she had been launched .
28 And the niece , leaning on his shoulder , wept again for Auntie , whom she had known so well since she had been a very little girl .
29 This was the fourth plane Polly had heard arrive since she had been literally dragged from the boat , marched along the marina , and bundled into the white-painted Customs building .
30 She supposed she was perfectly entitled to do that , since she had been his secretary for more than ten years , but for some odd reason it had still made her nerve-ends prickle antagonistically when Eleanor had said his name .
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