Example sentences of "she [be] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had n't she been lost seven years ago , in the misty dawns and the drowsy afternoons ? |
| 2 | Had she been asked that minute what her exact feelings were , she might have said , I have done what I can for Andrée , if she 's going to blow cold again , if she does n't want to see me any more , vogue la galère , I shall have to survive , I shall . |
| 3 | Had she been expecting any apology , though , Fabia realised then that she would have been disappointed for , ‘ Hrm , ’ was all he grunted , and , handing the letter back , he scrutinised her with a hard look , and Fabia had the feeling that he thought that she was the one in the wrong ! |
| 4 | HAD SHE been born 10 years ago , baby Jessica Kelly would by now have spent most of her life in hospital . |
| 5 | Should n't she be asking that question ? |
| 6 | I still remember my headmaster 's damning indictment : ‘ Jeannette could be a Cambridge scholar if she were to stop this nonsense of falling in love . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ She were born that way . |
| 8 | She felt again that same deep chill , that same sense of horror she had always felt when in the presence of such venom , as if she were discovering that evil really did exist , that liberal attitudes were vaporous , that filth could find its way into the universe and be embodied and spread relentlessly , terrifying those it infected . |
| 9 | and she 'd fell in it and she were having right fits . |
| 10 | You 'd think they would n't want to be seen in public ; but no , there they are , living it up , and my own daughter aiding and abetting them as if she were doing some thing clever . |
| 11 | Well I knew where she were heading that night that day she came to our house . |
| 12 | She would need all her wits if she were to stand any chance of getting away from him . |
| 13 | It would worry me if I was having to feed her all the time but knowing that three days out of seven she 's getting good meals , it does n't worry me so much . |
| 14 | Cause they were bigger bags and they were heavier she 's getting real problems |
| 15 | And my my aunt that I my grandmother that I stayed with , their neighbour down the stair was quite indignant and saying , I 'm away to work and she 's getting twelve shillings the same . |
| 16 | She 's getting some money , and I know for a fact she getting it . |
| 17 | And Jean 's started to move the furniture around … a sign that she 's getting itchy feet : |
| 18 | She 's placed another advertisement in this week 's local newspaper , under an assumed name — one of around 20 she 's thought to use . |
| 19 | She 's writing another book , by the way , about the Occupation . ’ |
| 20 | She has often darkly alluded to some form of abuse in her own formative years , and there 's a strong sense that she 's singing these songs to someone in particular . |
| 21 | My father could n't come because he 's publicly declared his opposition to the wedding and my mother would n't dare come without him — but she 's sent good wishes through one of the cousins . |
| 22 | ‘ She 's ruined this company ! |
| 23 | ‘ I expect she 's looking round t'stock . ’ |
| 24 | She 's Acting Administrative Officer at the power station . |
| 25 | It 's worth up to £4,000 , but would-be murderer Sheila Stroud was allowed out of Holloway Prison , where she 's serving 18 years , and driven to Cheltenham to dispute Mr Stokle 's claim . |
| 26 | Well actually , at least she 's wearing decent colours . |
| 27 | However , do n't despair , Big Bang fans , show is still the same so do n't take Granny to see it unless she 's wearing shatter-proof ear muffs . |
| 28 | She 's wearing faded jeans and a long black coat and has a purposeful air about her . |
| 29 | ‘ She 's wearing red plastic boots , ’ I say , trying to seem unaffected . |
| 30 | She 's bringing some files I have to work on . |