Example sentences of "[vb past] [be] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 If he 'd been in deep water he would n't have been damaged so much and neither would he have surfaced yet , perhaps not for several more days .
2 ‘ If I 'd been in cold sobriety I would never have married her .
3 I thought , would n't it be good though if they , if what they did is on that day we went they pick everyone who wanted like the jobs yeah
4 Mum always bragged about never borrowing off anyone but I had noticed that since Dad had been on short time she seemed to have more money than ever to spend and was getting more friendly with the neighbours she could not stand as a rule .
5 Ever since he had been at high school he 'd found some enjoyment and relief by getting back at them in ways they obviously did n't expect .
6 ‘ If the business had been in good heart it would have cost you a great deal more .
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