Example sentences of "[noun prp] had [been] [verb] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , all those years ago , she simply had n't been experienced enough to realise that , despite those wonderful and ecstatic nights of passion , her marriage to Ross had been founded on a disastrously thin layer of quicksand ; a relationship which would crack and disintegrate under the first onslaught of any stress and tension . |
| 2 | However SCOTVEC and BTEC had been engaged on a number of discussions on areas of mutual interest . |
| 3 | Quinn had been doodling on a pad . |
| 4 | Anyway , ’ he went on , ‘ I made some further enquiries and it transpired that Len had been convicted on a drink-driving offence and had lost his driving licence . |
| 5 | Since its launch , Baricol had been produced on a production line in the old Courtaulds Plastic Films factory at Bridgwater . |
| 6 | It turned out to be Terry Wade who had just heard that Trev Proby had been arrested on a number of theft and extortion charges , and had been refused bail . |
| 7 | On my last visit I noticed that an image of James Joyce had been engraved on a tiny glass window on the seat behind me , and other historical figures literally emerged from the woodwork when I looked a little closer around the bar . |