Example sentences of "she had [adv] been [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | When she had finally been rescued some two hours later it was discovered that the hem of her frock had been chewed away . |
2 | ‘ If she had n't been screaming all that nonsense at the top of her voice , it would never have happened . |
3 | But no , she had n't been wearing that dress , of course she had n't . |
4 | And then they had all hooted with laughter and teased him mercilessly when they 'd arrived , because she had n't been seen all evening and they knew he was deeply disappointed . |
5 | She had n't been paying much attention to the journey , and did n't have any idea of where they were ; the archway led into a long courtyard with a cobbled surface and small , squeezed-in houses to either side . |
6 | She had not been receiving any fertility treatment and it was only after a routine scan that all was revealed . |
7 | Because she had been detached from it at the most traumatic moments , she had not been caused any distress but was well able to see how the combination of Daniel 's various experiences could have led to her phobia about water . |
8 | She had not been given any choice in the matter . |
9 | It turned out that our candidate , who came to address us one evening , knew my Aunt Kit and had the greatest admiration for her , even though he also knew that the only reason why she had not been offered another , safer constituency after 1945 was that it had become too obvious she was unable to keep off the drink . |
10 | It was as though she had secretly been waiting all evening for this moment , for this invitation to walk along the beach with him . |