Example sentences of "she have been as " in BNC.

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1 She has been as ready as the Labour party to apply political criteria when making appointments to bodies like the health authorities and nationalised industries .
2 In his absence she 'd been as nervy as a wildcat , jumping a mile every time someone spoke to her or touched her on the shoulder , expecting him to turn up out of the blue as he 'd made a habit of doing .
3 She had been as long as 33–1 in the offices in the morning , opened 16–1 on course , before being sent off at 8–1 , and ironically it had been an eye-catching workout with the Luca Cumani-trained Red Slippers last week that convinced Bell that he had a worthy contender .
4 She wondered if she had been as particular when she 'd lived here .
5 When Diana 's sister Sarah enjoyed a nine-month long relationship with the Prince of Wales she had been as formal .
6 She had been as light as a feather to carry and her small hands were as cold as ice .
7 She had been as insignificant in appearance as all the other girls I had seen him with : as insignificant as I was myself .
8 Only a short time ago she had been as physically intimate with him as it was possible for a man and woman to be .
9 Gradually Louisa began to wonder whether her father had been right after all , whether she had been as unwise as he claimed to shut herself away in this sequestered place .
10 His eyes narrowed at this bitterness , but he simply left the room , and Jenna had the feeling that she had been as ungracious as he appeared to think .
11 Once , she had been as sporty as her brother .
12 Then five minutes afterwards she 's been as normal as anyone — I suppose it 's a disease .
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