Example sentences of "[noun prp] had been [adv] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Earlier in the day , Jeffrey had been far from happy to learn that the Scotland seven to be chosen from a pool of ten — Hong Kong have increased from nine to remain consistent with the World Cup format — would have around five hours between their ties tomorrow . |
| 2 | The only certainty was that it was not Brian , for Brian had been away during that crucial week of Tina 's cycle , doing an electrical job in Aberdeen . |
| 3 | Only when Guy had been still for several minutes did she cross to the bench and set the pail down . |
| 4 | She knew intuitively Babylon had been only for one night . |
| 5 | Trotter had been away for two weeks . |
| 6 | Fiona & Paul had been together for six years before deciding to tie the knot . |
| 7 | The Orynthia had been away for eight months ; and only one member of the returning crew , we may not be surprised to hear , decided to risk a voyage in her again — George Groves , the boy apprentice . |