Example sentences of "[pron] had been [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Her mother told her that there had been nothing on the wireless all day except music and news bulletins . |
2 | Lugh was certain that there had been nothing in the least bit noticeable about their journey . |
3 | A good example are the ‘ golf ’ tickets from Craven Arms to Plowden , where upon making enquiries I was informed that there was no golf course , but there had been one in the years before World War One . |
4 | Small as it was , the incident disturbed her , perhaps because there had been something about the man that had appealed to her . |
5 | There had been something in the Wingco 's demeanour that Benson did not like much , however , a quietness , an air of brooding . |
6 | When she had thrown the gravel , there had been someone in the pill-box directly ahead of her . |
7 | Bernice wondered if there had been anything in the cold meat the woman had eaten . |