Example sentences of "she have [adv] [be] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Worth buying for the introduction alone , this collection of Burchill 's contributions to a variety of British papers and magazines ( including us , of course ) highlights why she has always been a great read .
2 She 'd never been a proper mother and I hated the way she was acting with that man .
3 She 'd never been a raving beauty , it was true , but at the moment she looked a wreck .
4 She had once been a famous athlete , and even now the muscles were still clearly in evidence .
5 She had once been a warm Methodist and so too , probably , had been most of her followers .
6 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 .
7 She adopted an abrasive stance towards the European Common Market , for which she had never been a strong enthusiast .
8 She had never been a tense or anxious person .
9 She had always been a confident , outgoing person .
10 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 .
11 She had always been a self-sufficient woman , since the married years with Martin .
12 Whatever her situation , she had still been a human being , entitled to warmth and shelter and protection .
13 Oh she 's always been a good daughter up till now , I 'll grant her that , I 've never been one to just blame the girl , Douglas , I blame the boy too .
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