Example sentences of "she had always been a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had always been a self-sufficient woman , since the married years with Martin . |
| 2 | Eugénie had not long been an Empress , but she had always been a grandee of Spain , with all that implied in pride and good breeding . |
| 3 | There was , she found , a certain satisfaction to be got from standing behind a counter ; she had always been a customer , at the receiving end , until now . |
| 4 | To him until then she had always been a safe comforting haven ; complete and seemingly self-sufficient in herself , she had always been an unfailing source of reassurance , ever ready to pour unquestioning love and affection on him in his moments of need . |
| 5 | She had always been a confident , outgoing person . |