Example sentences of "had been [vb pp] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our last Letters are dated Hobart Town Feb. 9 up to which time his expedition had been eminently successful ; far more so than he could have anticipated ; the most liberal assistance had been rendered him by the Authorities , everything that could facilitate his views being cheerfully accorded : while nothing could exceed the kindness of Sir John and Lady Franklin in whose house he was then residing : in fact so much were they interested in his pursuits that upon more than one occasion they accompanied him in his exploring parties . |
| 2 | It would be bad psychology to tell Lou that she had been shown them by the police . |
| 3 | That , in itself , was not unusual ; but for once he had been told nothing of the reason for the meeting . |
| 4 | As Burnett had been told nothing about the MI6 operation , he simply rejected Kotov 's complaint as a typical piece of Russian propaganda . |
| 5 | If he had been told nothing about the terms of his release , then probably it was Artai 's doing . |