Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] had been for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He had no idea what an effort it had been for Topaz to keep up the easy flow of chatter . |
| 2 | But at the time I felt rejected and useless , because I was n't needed in the way I had been for so long. , |
| 3 | That 's the way it had been for longer than she could remember . |
| 4 | In his pronouncements , science was no longer subordinate to theology in the way it had been for Roger Bacon , Thomas Aquinas , or Nicole Oresme . |
| 5 | Last time it had been for a length of dress material . |