Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only did she not help ; in the time when she could have been helping she did things like lining the kitchen cupboards with flowery paper , polishing the brass door knocker , ironing tea-towels and shampooing the TV room carpet . |
| 2 | This was not done for imperial purposes , but once the navy had been developed it affected everything that happened in English policy . |
| 3 | Until now he had been using one loaned to him by Christian . |
| 4 | Although tests had not been completed it seemed probable that the infection was contracted during surgery and a junior member of the surgical team had been identified as a carrier who began work at the hospital in last May . |
| 5 | None of these projects had been completed He ran hither and thither between the shelves of Eng . |
| 6 | Feeling dejected , she tried to push the questions from her mind , and as soon as the register formalities had been completed she left the office and went to see if she could assist Matt with the loading of the barbecue trailer . |
| 7 | Once everything had been checked I filled the vat with water and switched the pump on . |
| 8 | I said well things are happening I said but quite honestly |
| 9 | During the war , under Lloyd George , a policy had been pursued which combined vigorous prosecution of the war with all-round reconstruction on the home front . |
| 10 | When all of the bells had been rung I started to make the other pupils do chairs . |
| 11 | Or — as we shall see in the next chapter — perhaps you have payoffs and hidden agendas which are keeping you stuck ? |
| 12 | If ever we wake up in the morning and feel that this is just ‘ another day to get through ’ , then our life is painfully stuck — and it is fear and limiting beliefs which are keeping us stuck . |
| 13 | She laughed and continued , ‘ Piers has been keeping me entertained while I waited for you . |
| 14 | When this had been done they made to go downstairs again , but I was in front of them going down two at a time . |
| 15 | ‘ The farmer 's son brought a beautiful mare to be shod ; and after she 'd been done he asked the guv'nor what he thought on her . |
| 16 | The younger your child is the less able they are to remember what happened even a few days ago , so they need you to keep in touch with them . |
| 17 | They both knew that a loss had been suffered which had to be apportioned between them , but there is nothing to show that they had any idea , let alone conflicting ideas , of what the correct apportionment should be . |
| 18 | ‘ She was well known in Aspull and it had been said she had a heart of gold . ’ |
| 19 | Prior to Miyazawa 's Korean visit fresh evidence had been uncovered which had caused public outrage both in Japan and elsewhere . |
| 20 | It was established that the camera had been working and a video tape had been made which had been viewed by the police officers in charge of the case . |
| 21 | The application 's been made I did n't want to waste time before making the application and it had been |
| 22 | One indication that Richard was still maintaining a more aggressive attitude than his father lies in the fact that when the constable of Gisors killed a French knight in a skirmish which occurred after the truce had been made he thought it wiser to take refuge with Richard . |
| 23 | Police and medical advisers are urging anyone caught in the cloud to consult their doctors as the chemicals can cause severe irritation to the eyes and throat . |
| 24 | After he had been accepted he trained in South Africa , and was then posted as a Flight Sergeant to Coastal Command . |
| 25 | So well actually I 've been robbed you got your own villas . |
| 26 | You 're suggesting they leaked against you and the departmental structure you wanted and undermined it ? |
| 27 | Lord Aldington said : ‘ If you 're suggesting I knew they were behaving badly , then I did . |
| 28 | When you 're revising you said the other night , you cover the answers up and try the question . |
| 29 | ‘ You 're implying she became his mistress ? ’ |
| 30 | So you 're going you got okay now we 've got six lots of |