Example sentences of "[vb past] she have been " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wendy Almon went to pick up two-year-old Eva , but found she 'd been abducted |
| 2 | It was impossible to know whether he still believed she 'd been responsible for that . |
| 3 | They believed she had been murdered by the Grantley Ripper although as yet no body had turned up . |
| 4 | As for HMS United she had been on station at the rendezvous ; but as it is barely possible to see a 10,000 tonner at 400 yards on a rough night there is little chance of seeing the recognition signals from a canoe when these torch or RG beams are a mere four feet ( just over a metre ) at arm 's length above the waves . |
| 5 | I imagined she 'd been knifed , violated . |
| 6 | In some odd way he was not a stranger because his name was painfully familiar and she imagined she had been expecting this angry arrival since her accident — that must be the cause of this feeling that was swimming through her . |
| 7 | It might have been my colleague Ann — who knew my whereabouts — or even my editor , come to congratulate me on the first pages of Lover at the Gate which I had faxed through from the hotel 's secretariat — or even Sophie , come to apologize , though I hardly imagined she had been promoted from child to lady in the few weeks of my absence . |
| 8 | Pc Court had threatened to take the force to an industrial tribunal last year alleging sexual discrimination in a case supported by the Police Federation , but Mr Newing agreed she had been disadvantaged after the arbitration service ACAS was brought in . |
| 9 | Jahsaxa flinched with annoyance when she realised she 'd been connected with the Roirbak answering machine again . |
| 10 | Lord C had said she 'd borne them with stoicism , but looking back she realised she 'd been disappointed not to receive the whole dozen . |
| 11 | After a while she realised she 'd been beating at him with her fists hard enough to hurt and yet he had n't lifted a finger to stop her . |
| 12 | It was only then , when her heart leaped alarmingly and her pulse quickened in immediate response , that she realised she 'd been half expecting he would n't keep the date . |
| 13 | She could find nothing to say , and as she sat avoiding his eyes she realised she 'd been a fool . |
| 14 | Though , on reflection , she realised she 'd been silly to think that . |
| 15 | Virginia realised she 'd been gripping the steering-wheel unnecessarily tightly and consciously relaxed , forcing a laugh and wincing as the vibration worsened her headache . |
| 16 | It was only then she realised she 'd been holding her breath . |
| 17 | Maui claimed to lose it , so she offered him each of her fingers and toes , one by one , until she realised she had been tricked . |
| 18 | She sat up and rubbed her eyes , colouring furiously as she realised she had been using Roman 's shoulder for a head-rest . |
| 19 | He stood with his hands in his pockets and she realised she had been so taken up with her seemingly childish pursuit that she had not even heard the car arrive . |
| 20 | A postmortem later revealed she had been strangled . |
| 21 | A post mortem revealed she had been strangled . |
| 22 | At first it was thought her death was an accident and she had been choked when her necklace snagged on branches , but a second post-mortem examination five days later revealed she had been murdered . |
| 23 | Maggie realized she 'd been in the wrong . |
| 24 | I soon realized she 'd been raped — no need to go into the details . |
| 25 | Her heart seemed to go climbing up inside her chest , but it was n't till Jake 's hand clamped over her mouth again that she realized she 'd been about to scream . |
| 26 | Meg realized she 'd been a complete fool . |
| 27 | Her broken optic shifted painfully , and she realized she had been seeing out of her empty left eyesocket . |
| 28 | But she admitted she has been thrilled at the response the records bring and the millions of fan letters she has been sent over the years . |
| 29 | She confirmed she had been to Hawaii with the hunk and said : ‘ We all had a laugh , that 's all . |
| 30 | Det Sgt Pat Lewis , of the child protection team , confirmed she had been examined by a doctor and added : ‘ We will be speaking to her in the morning . |