Example sentences of "[art] [noun] she 'd been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pulling a little face , she carefully folded the tea-towel she 'd been using and laid it on the work surface . |
| 2 | Ace asked in a tone that betrayed the worry she 'd been trying to hide . |
| 3 | Bernice quickly unrolled the bundle she 'd been carrying beneath her arm and thrust Ace 's blood-soaked jacket into the Doctor 's hands . |
| 4 | It would be so easy to give up the battle she 'd been waging against him , simply to lay down her arms and give herself up to the ecstasy of possession . |
| 5 | One day in the shop she 'd been waiting for Malcolm 's girlfriend and partner , Vivienne Westwood — they 'd been planning to go somewhere but Vivienne had n't turned up , she 'd phoned to tell this American girl that . |
| 6 | Despite the lecture she 'd been reading herself , excitement had put colour in her cheeks and made her clear golden-brown eyes sparkle . |
| 7 | The moment she 'd been waiting for . |
| 8 | Claudia did n't know Garry , or even his surname ; Dana had always had men in her life , but she had n't seemed serious about any of them , and so far Claudia had hoped in vain that she would find someone to love and to provide the anchor she 'd been missing so badly since their mother had died . |
| 9 | After the things she 'd been thinking , his touch would probably make her burst into flames . |
| 10 | Luce released the breath she 'd been holding . |
| 11 | Once she could not have imagined a greater disaster — all the garments she 'd been working on , with such dedication , day and night , for weeks on end now , had totally vanished , disappeared . |
| 12 | All the time she 'd been wittering on about Jennifer and her illness , he had kept this to himself , suffering in silence . |
| 13 | Picking up the internal telephone , she buzzed Stephanie , abruptly coming to a decision she 'd been wrestling with for a couple of days , one she considered to be eminently sensible and practical … |
| 14 | ‘ Yup , ’ she 'd said , shifting down to fourth as a car she 'd been waiting to pass pulled back into the slow lane . |
| 15 | Many had n't understood a word she 'd been saying . |
| 16 | Well okay , that was a time she 'd been camping in the Lake District , Mrs did . |