Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] been [vb pp] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The car had been chased up the M1 as far as Newport Pagnall by two Bedfordshire police patrol cars . |
| 2 | A plaque had been hung on the gates : ‘ Fierce Dog — Beware ’ . |
| 3 | Although some remedial work had been carried out the first major improvement was made in 1710 with the completion of a new stone pier . |
| 4 | The pulpit had been wreathed in holly , ivy had been twined up the lectern , garlands of leaves and berries hung from the gallery where 18th-century fiddlers had played before the organ came . |
| 5 | A little mirror had been hung on the wall of the dressing area . |
| 6 | There they had been born , their wicker bassinette had been bumped down the shallow flight of steps to the pavement by their trim nursemaid , young men had called , but not one of the three tall sisters had emerged from the house as a bride . |
| 7 | But Coun. Nicholas Thorne-Wallis ( Lab ) , chairman , said that no final decision had been taken over the proposals and Coun. Mrs Rose Davison ( Lab ) called for more options to be considered by the council . |
| 8 | When our mam died — our dad had been killed down the pit long before — he took me in and brought me up . |
| 9 | The Pakistan skipper had been drawn down the pitch by Tufnell 's flight . |