Example sentences of "she 'd been [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd been flattered to be asked , of course . |
| 2 | She 'd been elected to the National Executive Committee and she stood up , said how pleased she was , and then said , ‘ But now I have to take the bucket round for a collection because that 's what I always do … ’ and I just thought , ‘ How wonderful ’ . |
| 3 | If she 'd been pretending to be busy before , she really was busy now . |
| 4 | Ven queried , as well he might , she realised , for she 'd been chatting to him like a veritable magpie all evening with not so much as a hint of shyness . |
| 5 | She 'd been wanting to be my best friend for ages . |
| 6 | She 'd been listening to him with dawning realisation , an icy sensation freezing her body inch by inch . |
| 7 | She 'd replaced the receiver instantly and refused to tell him who she 'd been speaking to , but then , as now , there was something challenging in her expression . |
| 8 | And was it any wonder she 'd fled , if she 'd been subjected to the same bullying and threats by an earlier generation of de Rocheforts ? |
| 9 | Oxford Crown Court heard today that she 'd been subjected to repeated indecent assaults by her mother 's ex-boyfriend at their home in the Wantage area between 1985 and 1987 . |
| 10 | And she 'd been coming to our house , Oh about fie or six years , and she said one day to Mary , that 's my wife , says you know , Not strange name , there 's not many of them about . |
| 11 | She 'd been required to be beautiful and talented and independent , but she had n't wanted to be any of those things . |
| 12 | He 'd travelled half round the world , seen and done things she could only guess at , while she 'd never been further than Kingswood when she 'd been taken to be viewed as apprentice to a nailmaker . |
| 13 | Now you suspected she 'd been lying to you for thirteen years . |
| 14 | The same Rory she 'd been talking to just before he and his wife Harriet died . |
| 15 | And she 'd been talking to him for about half an hour and well er her son had come up |
| 16 | A little overwhelmed by the extent of his authority , she understood why she 'd been drawn to him . |
| 17 | She 'd been introduced to the others initially as a friend . |