Example sentences of "had be cleared of [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He took the tube from a drawer , and when the desk-top had been cleared of papers the plans were spread open .
2 It had been cleared of papers ; the typewriter was covered and the chair pushed firmly into place .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 The concrete paths had been cleared of snow and ice .
7 However , as I could now see , a vast area behind the shops had been cleared of housing and turned into an enormous shopping centre .
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