Example sentences of "[noun] had been [adv prt] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This original small port and fishing village had been down on the marshes adjoining the Rother , not far from Rye , and given to Fécamp Abbey by Cnut . |
| 2 | The dahabeeyah had moored for the night and the three girls had been up on the top deck enjoying the evening breeze . |
| 3 | The squadron had been out on a practice bombing exercise and J. had been driving round the perimeter track that afternoon , inspecting the bomb bays of returned aircraft , and came back to park his vehicle in one of the empty hangars . |
| 4 | In the meantime the others had been out on the track and found the footprints of the Friar and the distinctive mark of his staff . |
| 5 | This particular day Tom Smith had been out on the drink the previous night and now had a sore head and a filthy mood on him . |