Example sentences of "i had been [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although I had been under no real illusions that an amazing secret would suddenly be revealed , I was nevertheless disappointed that my theories had proved to be groundless . |
| 2 | Even if I had n't won a medal nor got enough promotion , I had been at the sharp end . |
| 3 | I was seated next to Professor St John Goth , as I had been on the previous night ; Dominic and Lee were opposite , and Mr and Mrs Maclean from Stirling were on my right . |
| 4 | As I had been on the medical side since he came back , this was the first time he had spoken to me , or probably seen me . |
| 5 | With whom only months ago I had been like every other new recruit ; |
| 6 | I had been in the armed forces long enough to know that you waited a long time for everything and I saw no reason why a dental appointment should be any different , |
| 7 | I said that I had been in the British Army which prompted another Englishman called Chris to ask if I had known anybody in the Royal Signals in Aldershot or Catterick . |