Example sentences of "[pron] had been [prep] one " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had been on one of these camps before so I thought that I knew what to expect . |
| 2 | Labelled ‘ bankrupt ’ the whole family which had been at one with their neighbours found themselves set apart . |
| 3 | She had been at one of the best State schools in England , where she would still be , no doubt , but for what Toby had heard referred to as an Incident . |
| 4 | Well she had been on one or two things , not a lot on the television but er , we . |
| 5 | She had been to one of their meetings , and was even more confirmed not only in the conviction that they were right , but that her own group should get involved in trying to organise women to campaign for wages for housework . |
| 6 | ‘ They had been against one another for a long time . |
| 7 | It had been at one time , going back over a hundred and fifty years , it had been what they called a combination poorhouse . |
| 8 | He had been on one knee , but had risen to " attention " and then fallen , expiring without a word or groan , or any valedictory comments whatsoever . |
| 9 | I am sure that if he had been with one of the stronger or more glamorous clubs at the time , his name would now be held in respect by a far wider clientele than those relatively few of us who were privileged to see him play his heart out for Crystal Palace . |