Example sentences of "[noun sg] had been [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 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 | Of " voluntary " temporary workers , nearly a half had been out of the labour market entirely 12 months before and only two per cent had been unemployed , but of " involuntary " temporary workers the proportions were just under one third in both cases . |
| 3 | Sometimes , he assumed the Elder had been around since the Creation . |
| 4 | Scott was sensitive to the pressure his wife had been under for the past month . |
| 5 | By now , 1345 hours , the Colonel had been up with the leading Troops for more than because two hours , and as the short Arctic day was drawing to a close he ordered the withdrawal to begin . |
| 6 | Many of Rosemary Cook 's respondents in the Rhondda , who had given birth to children during the inter-war years , said that birth control had been out of the question despite the fact that the birth rate for the Rhondda fell dramatically during the inter-war period . |
| 7 | Now , The Cheaper Sex had been out in the States for some weeks , and it seemed as if everyone under the age of twenty-one wanted a copy . |
| 8 | Hand dragged furniture had been around since the 18th century . |
| 9 | The heating had been off over the weekend , and the office was like an ice-box . |