Example sentences of "[vb past] been [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Strange , she thought crossly , that the Copenhageners were n't all wearing ankle bandages , but then they 'd been born to the decorative but tricky pavements and attuned their footwear accordingly . |
| 2 | I was in the last category , I reckoned , which did n't stop me wishing I 'd been born into the first . |
| 3 | Ted was a child of the sixties , but he sounded as if he 'd been born in the Blitz . |
| 4 | He had n't said he was going away and renting his house , which was odd because they 'd been chatting in the village not two days before he 'd disappeared and Leo taken up residence . |
| 5 | They 'd been separated in the fracas which followed their parachute descent into northern France , and she feared that Jeanne had been killed in the fighting . |
| 6 | He 'd lost weight , his eyes were staring and red as if they 'd been rolled in grit , and his clothes hung on him like a scarecrow 's ; it was almost as if , in the course of the past few weeks , he 'd been drained of the zest and the energy and the sense of confidence that she 'd steadily been picking up . |
| 7 | Lady Laetitia had forgotten all she 'd been taught in the morning and everything had to be rehearsed again . |
| 8 | He 'd been beaten about the head . |
| 9 | He 'd been beaten about the head . |
| 10 | He 'd been beaten around the head . |
| 11 | He 'd been beaten around the head . |
| 12 | He 'd been beaten around the head and his throat had been cut . |
| 13 | We 'd entered him in the Novice section , but he 'd been upgraded in the meantime . |
| 14 | It ran beside a broad , shaded boulevard of feathery pepper trees , and the sudden sight of European-style buildings made him reflect that the jungles , fields and villages through which they 'd been moving for the past few hours had remained unchanging throughout many centuries . |
| 15 | They 'd been strolling through the individual gardens within the whole for more than two hours , while Rune told her about the traditions of the gardens and how , despite attempts at imitation , they remained unique in Europe — if not the world — before they reached the area set aside for the funfair and he suggested she might like a ride on some of the attractions . |
| 16 | She apologised , over the phone , the next day ; she 'd been hiding under the bedclothes , playing her favourite David Bowie cassette at maximum volume on her Sony Walkman , trying to drown the noise of the thunder . |
| 17 | Even when she 'd been helping in the kitchen she 'd found her eyes straying , as if magnetised , in his direction . |
| 18 | Nine hours after she 'd been bundled into the room , they unceremoniously dumped Adam in with her . |
| 19 | ‘ Before I burst through that door , I 'd been listening at the window — I distinctly recall that he was refusing to say anything really damning . |
| 20 | It was the Russians they 'd been listening to the whole lot . |
| 21 | A few moments later , acquitted defendant Daniel Winter , who 'd been listening to the closing speeches , ran from the building . |
| 22 | and Peter came in the morning , I never thought anything I 'd been listening to the radio , I heard there was a big accident on the road , a car accident |
| 23 | I did put the landing light on , though , as I 'd been ambushed in the dark on those stairs before , barely escaping with my life . |
| 24 | I left before the tour was over because it was time for Mott The Hoople to come and tour and I 'd been designated as the person to take care of them , so I went off before it was over . |
| 25 | If she 'd been staying on the boat for any length of time it would have been necessary to find somewhere to go for a shower or a bath , but it did n't look as if that particular problem would arise . |
| 26 | must be when I looked at it they 'd been grown in the field , because it 's burnt , you can see it 's got this reddish muck where all the mud down |
| 27 | At the official press conference today , Brian Horton said he 'd been looking at the young twenty-one year old for quite a while . |
| 28 | ‘ He 'd been slumped over the freezer for some minutes before anyone realised anything was wrong , ’ he said . |
| 29 | After all , he 'd been ferreting in the records for a good while . ’ |
| 30 | I did n't need a pee because I 'd been pissing on the Poles during the day , infecting them with my scent and power . |