Example sentences of "she [vb past] [adv] [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd never been a proper mother and I hated the way she was acting with that man . |
| 2 | She 'd never been a raving beauty , it was true , but at the moment she looked a wreck . |
| 3 | She had once been a famous athlete , and even now the muscles were still clearly in evidence . |
| 4 | She had once been a warm Methodist and so too , probably , had been most of her followers . |
| 5 | It has been suggested that she had once been a Benedictine nun of the convent of Carrow , which was situated near the church where she eventually had her cell : to this day Benedictine nuns take the title ‘ Dame ’ , the honorary title of any woman of rank at this time . |
| 6 | She adopted an abrasive stance towards the European Common Market , for which she had never been a strong enthusiast . |
| 7 | She had never been a tense or anxious person . |
| 8 | She had always been a confident , outgoing person . |
| 9 | To him until then she had always been a safe comforting haven ; complete and seemingly self-sufficient in herself , she had always been an unfailing source of reassurance , ever ready to pour unquestioning love and affection on him in his moments of need . |
| 10 | She had always been a self-sufficient woman , since the married years with Martin . |
| 11 | Whatever her situation , she had still been a human being , entitled to warmth and shelter and protection . |