Example sentences of "[vb past] been [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It jolted me into making the decision to quit , but I 'd been moving that way for a long time . |
| 2 | I wish I had a pound for every time I 'd been asked that . |
| 3 | Because of his experience , he 'd been taken further into God 's Kingdom , he 'd been given that vision into God 's Kingdom , now that 's more than just been given your eyesight , cos there 's a lot of people will see , who have their eyesight intact , but refuse to have the vision that was necessary to accept Jesus , new kingdom . |
| 4 | She 'd worn slacks all through rehearsals and the only other times he 'd seen her she 'd been wearing that dreary suit . |
| 5 | He was he 'd been hurt that was the usu that 's why some of the men did . |
| 6 | Some tenants to whom this happens every few months said they 'd been told that next time they 'd have to sort it out themselves . |
| 7 | He 'd been told that often enough in the old days . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'd been planning that very thing . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 'd been growing that beard for 10 years and had grown quite accustomed to it , ’ says the now clean shaven Chris . |
| 10 | ‘ I thought I 'd been doing that ! |
| 11 | I thought you 'd been doing that for the thirty whatsit of July . |
| 12 | I suspect she 'd been following that fool of a carrier . ’ |
| 13 | Exactly where we had been swimming that morning . |
| 14 | To his surprise she named a reputable dealer in fine art that he had been to see that afternoon . |
| 15 | He had been christened that morning and died the same afternoon . |
| 16 | By the beginning of 1986 , when alternative facilities were being planned for the combined residual population of both St Wulstan 's and Powick , it had been recognized that |
| 17 | Dinner had been strained that evening . |
| 18 | Burn had been ploughing that May afternoon and was leading his horses back to the field after his tea . |
| 19 | ‘ Rascals , ’ Fat Watt said when he noticed the far-off plumes of smoke , and stumbled off as though everything had been said that could be said . |
| 20 | When all had been said that could be said , the judge made brief summary , the ballots were cast , and the verdict was solemnly delivered . |
| 21 | It was a shirt exactly like the one her singer had been wearing that night , as he swaggered among the women , and whispered ‘ Me quieres ? ’ to them all . |
| 22 | After warning had been given that poll-tax bills will average £400 ( $780 ) in April , Westminster council announced that residents will have to pay only £176 , down £19 on last year . |
| 23 | Instead he sent out 12th man Paul Reiffel to cover for him whole he rang chairman of selectors Lawrie Sawle to vent his feelings about the news he had been given that morning . |
| 24 | But Mr Norman Dunn , Newtownabbey 's Council director of leisure and technical services , said the impression had been given that ‘ security cameras were going to hide from every tree . |
| 25 | And , guests were told , Mrs. Jarrett 's first pension cheque had been received that very morning ! |
| 26 | It had been painted that way to make it stand out — the opposite of camouflage . |
| 27 | But I had been visited that morning by what was usually at this state of the term a rare inspiration , and was writing a poem of my own . |
| 28 | Albeit , Renee 's fame throughout the locality had been assured that night . |
| 29 | Meanwhile haemophiliacs had been assured that blood products were free from HIV and therefore safe . |
| 30 | In July 1969 , the select committee reported in favour of the publication both of the five-year rolling programme in the form of an annual White Paper with a full explanation of what changes had been made that year , and of the Medium Term Economic Assessment . |