Example sentences of "[vb past] been a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 'd been a master at Ravenswood , a man called Funny Stiles who 'd been given the sack because he 'd made boys presents of whistles and fountain-pens . |
| 2 | All right , so she 'd been a misery and hermit-like — was n't she entitled to be ? |
| 3 | Ever since I 'd been a youngster , watching and playing football , Hibs have held an important place in the game . |
| 4 | There 'd been a cowboy film on telly that afternoon and all the little ones had come out in their cowboy hats and were firing caps off at cats and down letter-boxes . |
| 5 | He moved incredibly slowly , zombie-ish , as if he 'd been a patient in there since before the flood and they 'd finally decided to let him out for some fresh air . |
| 6 | Charlie rarely saw his own father when he 'd been a patient and sad character living with his mother . |
| 7 | At Old Street , I passed the Gym ‘ n ’ Tonic health club — I 'd been a member there until an embarrassing incident one evening in the female jacuzzi — then turned up towards Islington proper . |
| 8 | Wiltshire Coroner John Elgar recorded a verdict of death by natural causes , saying there was no reason to suggest there 'd been a lack of care or self-neglect . |
| 9 | There 'd been a smell of roses , and of coffee . |
| 10 | He 'd been a gentleman , she could n't fault him on that . |
| 11 | But I realised I 'd been a bit heavy . |
| 12 | He 'd been a bit scared of her before , but he was even more so now she was acting as if she was n't right in the head . |
| 13 | Thought he 'd been a bit hurt when we grabbed him . |
| 14 | He 'd been a bit funny , quiet-like , ever since they 'd arrived at Thorsbury Manor . |
| 15 | ‘ Educationally and professionally , I 'd been a bit of a prodigy — always the youngest in my league . |
| 16 | I 'd been a bit dithery for a few days , sort of clumsy and absentminded , as you often get when you 're feeling under the weather . |
| 17 | If we had , if we 'd been a bit more rigorous with our criteria , our group would have got smaller . |
| 18 | After that , there 'd been a bit of a void between floundering furiously in the deep waters of the Mediterranean — her denims weighing her down and her bikini-top , evidently not refastened securely enough , doing a treacherous disappearing act — and being hauled into strong male arms , dragged aboard a strange boat , then deposited on a plush banquette seat , feeling decidedly under-dressed for the occasion … |
| 19 | ‘ She 'd been a bit bored , ’ she said . |
| 20 | All right , so she 'd been a bit odd since Ryan had left . |
| 21 | I thought that maybe I 'd been a bit harsh last night . ’ |
| 22 | In answer to Merrill 's questioning face , he went on , ‘ I think I once told you that I 'd been a bit — wild . |
| 23 | ‘ If only I 'd been a bit more sophisticated when we first got married . ’ |
| 24 | She 'd been a schoolteacher once , she told him . |
| 25 | He 'd been a dinosaur in a world of pettiness . |
| 26 | Last spring there 'd been a blackbird 's nest in the tree by the goal-post in the school playing-fields . |
| 27 | She told me she was sorry we were going , and we 'd been a credit to the school . |
| 28 | It 's different it 's , they 're damp it 's different if there 'd been a hole and the water was coming in . |
| 29 | At least , she thought she was — until the day before her flight , when a DSD representative phoned and told her there 'd been a change of plan . |
| 30 | Oh yes I enjoyed it very much but erm we had American visitors around and we had one a Captain and I 'm afraid we all fell for him cos he seemed such a handsome man and he 'd been a hero in the war , and he was engaged to , then to the then president of America 's daughter , so they informed us but erm I do n't know whether it was the truth , that 's what they , they said but of course some of the , some of the things had to be cast , the bodies had to be cast and they were , they were I do n't know whether you 'd have heard of the Orritor |