Example sentences of "had be clear of " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , as I could now see , a vast area behind the shops had been cleared of housing and turned into an enormous shopping centre . |
| 2 | That afternoon the floor of the shrine had been freshly plastered with mud and cow-dung and was smooth and clean , and the hearth had been cleared of its old ash . |
| 3 | The night seemed light , the moon was scudding between white clouds , showing up the white world beyond the drive that had been cleared of snow . |
| 4 | He still insisted he had done nothing to be ashamed of and said he had been cleared of wrongdoing by his ‘ constant friend ’ Mr Major . |
| 5 | This room had been cleared of all but two of the great packages . |
| 6 | When the meal was over and the tables had been cleared of everything except the wine and the cups , one of the Altun stood up . |
| 7 | The concrete paths had been cleared of snow and ice . |
| 8 | Normally used as a storeroom-cum-gallery , it had been cleared of extraneous clutter . |
| 9 | He took the tube from a drawer , and when the desk-top had been cleared of papers the plans were spread open . |
| 10 | It had been cleared of papers ; the typewriter was covered and the chair pushed firmly into place . |
| 11 | The anger was triggered by a clash between photographers and bodyguards outside a toy store that had been cleared of shoppers so that Jackson could go on a shopping spree . |
| 12 | Lord Cousfield said that although McLaren had been cleared of the most serious charge , the court always regarded the criminal use of firearms as a serious matter |