Example sentences of "[noun prp] had been [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Robert had been back to the gallery , to the annoyance , I felt sure , of the owner . |
| 2 | Chairman John McBaine , passing sentence , labelled it a ‘ tragic case ’ , adding it was difficult to realise what suffering Lee had been through in the last few months . |
| 3 | During the last week of September that year , Cornwall had been enjoying an Indian summer and Edna and Celia had been down to the Cove every day . |
| 4 | That morning Sara had been up with the dawn to walk for the last time in the castle grounds to say goodbye to her doves , her servants , her horses and her hounds , the last of which seemed to sense what was happening and started howling as soon as she had departed . |
| 5 | She knew that her presence and unwavering support was as important to the outcome as all the physical and psychological preparation that Lennox had been through in the past few months . |
| 6 | ‘ Giles said he and Ursula had been out with the two of you . |
| 7 | This particular day Tom Smith had been out on the drink the previous night and now had a sore head and a filthy mood on him . |