Example sentences of "[noun] that she 'd been " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had n't realized until she was bumping along the road away from the dock that she 'd been shaking like an aspen leaf . |
| 2 | In all the months that she 'd been going out with Adrian , he 'd never once asked to talk to her like that , in that special way , during school time . |
| 3 | He sat her down on his knee and kissed her , waking all the wicked senses that she 'd been taught to suppress all her life . |
| 4 | The struggle to understand everything showed clearly on her face , and slowly , surely , she found a ray of hope in the mess , something to compensate for the painful discovery that she 'd been ignorant of her own roots . |
| 5 | Vass blithely ignored her charge that she 'd been press-ganged . |
| 6 | The summer school job that she 'd been relying on had been cancelled at the very last minute and other temporary jobs were a bit thin on the ground . |
| 7 | ‘ It was in the paper that she 'd been taken from the harbour . |
| 8 | It was probably a mercy that she 'd been sick . |
| 9 | I think it was just the thought that she 'd been on it you know , and a nice bit of heat and everything , relaxing . |
| 10 | This was the first time in her life that she 'd been in the company of a man who could bring her out in nervous flushes , make her heartbeat race and her stomach turn all watery , just by watching her … |
| 11 | She even managed to convince the man that she 'd been sent by Roman to inspect the goods . |
| 12 | The handkerchief that she 'd been twisting and untwisting at our first interview came out again , this time to her eyes . |
| 13 | She brushed away the tear that she 'd been totally unaware was slowly trickling down her face . |
| 14 | She glanced up at the ceiling once , as if in appreciation of the solution to a tough puzzle that she 'd been unable to crack without help ; the tile was still stuck in the open position , and Charlie was in no state to clamber up there and fix it . |
| 15 | He 'd been no more than another face around the yard on the two or three occasions that she 'd been by , no reason that he should have made any lasting impression on her at all . |
| 16 | It was her nail scissors that she 'd been searching for days , lost under the hearthrug and pressing into her hip ; and the cry was also her virginity , small and bewildered and gone . |
| 17 | Nor did she mention the fact that she 'd been sitting there for nearly three hours . |