Example sentences of "she [verb] been [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She has been taking a small holiday .
2 It 's been five years since Zoë Fairbairns last published a novel , during that time she has been writing a huge and compelling family saga , Daddy 's Girls .
3 It gives her a role as a pseudo-ambassador to the region and she has been granted a special travel visa allowing access to the area without the normal restrictions on foreigners .
4 She is the Santa Maria del Sud and had recently been brought down under tow from the Argentine naval base near Buenos Aires where she has been undergoing a complete refit .
5 She has been waiting a long time for your kiss . ’
6 But , on getting her act together later the next day , Laura had been appalled to discover that not only had Ross already left for Australia — but she 'd been given a small attic room next to the children 's nursery .
7 But er I mean er she , she was in a perfect position to do it , I mean she 'd been retired a long time , she was in good health and obviously an annuity would be perfect for her er where it would n't be for a younger person , so I mean life annuities not got .
8 She said she 'd been following a higher moral law .
9 She 'd been spending a few days ' holiday in Sicily , with her friends Penny and Devlin .
10 Just for a second there , she 'd been uncovering a softer , more human side to the man .
11 As soon as she 'd entered the hotel she 'd been handed a white envelope containing a fax message .
12 She had been wearing a light cotton shirt with a dark blue skirt .
13 They were beautiful , these Andalucían horses , and she had been given a long lecture on the subject by Ana , who seemed to be an expert .
14 Although in law a female fiancée can enter Britain quite freely ( without an entry certificate ) she had been held up , questioned again and again , and late in the evening she had been given a sexual examination by officials who she thought might be doctors .
15 She had been given a plain black dress with a crisp white apron and a mob-cap .
16 She had been called a despicable woman , a scarlet creature , a hussy , a jessy , and on the occasions when her father had taken drink , much worse .
17 Her earlier fears had faded and she thought how foolish she had been to let a ridiculous fancy disturb her happiness .
18 I was sure she had been holding a small phial with the letters ‘ SUL ’ written on it .
19 She had been expecting a small , dusty room filled with paintings draped in cloths that were thick with dust , where air would have a musty scent of old canvas and decay .
20 She is seen to suffer for what she did , and Mary , the other sister , likewise ‘ paid heavily ’ : let down by an Indian student with whom she had been having a long affair .
21 She claimed she had been having a passionate affair with Mary Jo 's husband Joey , 36 .
22 She had been having a little innocent fun .
23 True to the word , she had been adding a full bottle to her small garden pond on a weekly basis , for the past month .
24 She had been rehearsing a new song on the way to the Ritz , but did n't know who wrote it .
25 then they stop her this tax what she owes them all , well she 's been getting a hundred and forty seven
26 ‘ Well ? ’ she says as though she 's been waiting a long time .
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