Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [conj] had been " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ma had known her Bible thoroughly and had been fond of quoting it . |
| 2 | Indeed , she had dined in the Hotel the night before and had been introduced to her local MP , Sir Ralph Grunte . |
| 3 | Ramsay knew her by repute only and had been looking forward to seeing her in person . |
| 4 | Both very meticulous players , they had fallen more than one hole behind and had been warned for slow play . |
| 5 | The policeman either knew his way around or had been briefed , because he had already moved in the direction of the workrooms , followed by an angry Ted Tipper muttering about the bloody police . |
| 6 | The best place for Jed during all of this , she 'd decided , would be with his minder ; she 'd worked out a special weekend rate with Mrs Neary some time ago and had been working on her conscience ever since . |
| 7 | The boat had been bought some time earlier but had been abandoned due to decay and damage . |
| 8 | And then on the left hand side the old houses continue and the female I interviewed er I reckoned there had been a house there that had been knocked down , and they built a wee bungalow . |