Example sentences of "had been on [pron] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While Charles had been withdrawing northward the sloop Prince Charles , formerly , until taken as a prize , His Majesty 's Ship Hazard , had been on its way to him from France with some Irish troops , arms and , most important of all , £13,600 in gold . |
| 2 | Affreca , daughter of the King of the Isle of Man , had been on her way to these shores to marry Sir John de Courcy but was caught up in a violent storm . |
| 3 | Going to the local shops with her aunt one afternoon , she broached the subject that had been on her mind for days . |
| 4 | A week earlier Steve and I had been on our way to the summit of Ultar with a pair of 150 foot ropes . |
| 5 | Officials said Demeke had been on his way to Cairo with a ticket supplied by the Germany under a plan to encourage asylum seekers to return home . |
| 6 | She had been on his mind since the morning he had seen her from his horse ; frightened yet defiant , sparking with anger . |
| 7 | Before he had met Kate Burrows , she had been on his list of ‘ things to do ’ . |