Example sentences of "for she have [been] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For she had been wearing this dress the night she had first glimpsed the truth about her sister , a truth that was as unpalatable now as it had been then . |
| 2 | She looked at him before going on , for she had been going to say , ‘ beat you up , ’ but she could n't imagine anyone attempting to beat this young fellow up . |
| 3 | She checked herself , for she had been going to say : ‘ When you and Jack were married . ’ |
| 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 has moved from Arrow , and is just the sort of author who can benefit from a change of publisher , for she has been slipping a little recently . |
| 6 | She 's the sort of filly who deserves a big race win for she has been knocking on the door all season . |
| 7 | She 's the sort of filly who deserves a big race win for she has been knocking on the door all season . |