Example sentences of "she [vb past] been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh I know she had her cooking with her today , so she had a pizza and a , a chocolate mousse thing in , she 'd been cooking |
| 2 | ‘ She said she 'd been peeling onions . |
| 3 | They would all be returning to town in the autumn to meet some sons of good families in Riba ; she 'd been saving for years , money from the pigeons , money from the cheeses , the almonds , her mother 's money when she died — may she rest in peace and perpetual light shine on her — she 'd hidden it from that villainous landlord who 'd strip everyone of their surplus if he knew how much they 'd hoarded , but they 'd never find out , the folk were far too tight to let anyone know , and he , Davide , must not breathe a word . |
| 4 | They knew she 'd been drinking on the way in . |
| 5 | Anyway , she 'd been drinking too much , of late . |
| 6 | ‘ I ca n't believe she 'd been drinking . |
| 7 | She 'd been drinking with friends . |
| 8 | The kind of betrayal she 'd been believing him guilty of was mean , petty-minded , and he was none of those things . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She 'd been waitressing in the dining-room for breakfast and lunch . |
| 11 | Eye to the crack in the door , Jezrael saw the girl 's own guilt palm the cuber as though she 'd been watching the security scanner all along . |
| 12 | It was hard to believe that this generously smiling woman was the same predatory creature she 'd been watching just a moment ago — but the image she had seen was seared in her brain , and suddenly she knew there was no way in the world that she could allow this woman to be a mother to Kirsty . |
| 13 | Twelve year old Emma Butler died during a kickabout after a five a side football match … she 'd been watching her younger brother , Matthew , play in a tournament organised by the St Edmunds Football Club at the European School in Abingdon … details of what exactly happened are still sketchy … but it 's believed a hockey goal post which was leaning against a hut fell down crushing Emmas chest … |
| 14 | By rights she should be sleeping the sleep of the just by now , she realised despondently as she switched on the bedside lamp — instead she 'd been reliving everything over and over in her mind . |
| 15 | She 'd been calling him often , at least a couple of times every week . |
| 16 | It was as if she 'd been calling on a dead line to an empty building . |
| 17 | Josie 's hand slid from around her as if she 'd been holding nothing more substantial than a wisp of smoke . |
| 18 | She let out the breath she had n't even realised she 'd been holding . |
| 19 | Luce released the breath she 'd been holding . |
| 20 | It was only then she realised she 'd been holding her breath . |
| 21 | She deserved it , she 'd been tormenting me for weeks , calling me Comic Stripper because I told better jokes than she did . |
| 22 | She knew that I 'd have to keep Dawn in my bedroom to start with , and she 'd been beginning to have second thoughts about letting me do that . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Ever since he 'd given her that power of attorney she 'd been getting above herself . |
| 25 | She 'd been thinking just that for most of the long , aching , sleepless night . |
| 26 | Last night , standing on the deck of Devlin 's ketch as they rapidly approached the island , she 'd been thinking the same thing . |
| 27 | She 'd been thinking about becoming a nun but she could n't be with a baby . |
| 28 | His answering look told her he knew exactly what she 'd been thinking . |
| 29 | She 'd been thinking about something , or somebody , else . |
| 30 | It would be lovely , she 'd been thinking , to be at a party with Guido . |