Example sentences of "she [verb] be [vb pp] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs. Steed 's statement , too , dealt with her lack of any recollection of the occasion or knowledge that she had been asked to sign a transfer of the property . |
| 2 | Until then her sole performance would be as guest of honour that evening at the Eastbourne Conservative Club , where she had been asked to unveil a bust in commemoration of Dr Bodkin Adams . |
| 3 | It had , he thought ruefully , been good for his self-conceit to find that her devotion did n't , after all , extend to leaving London where , surprisingly , she had been discovered to have a life of her own , to join him in the fens . |
| 4 | To Nora 's intense annoyance she had been forced to take a lodger who was involved in essential war work . |
| 5 | Odd , he reflected , that now she had been forced to make a straight denial , he had lost his confidence . |
| 6 | In response the United Kingdom Minister for Overseas Development , Lynda Chalker , cancelled a visit to Nigeria scheduled for October , when she had been expected to announce a £60,000,000 aid package . |
| 7 | Or maybe she 's found out that someone saw her , so she 's been forced to spin a plausible tale . ’ |