Example sentences of "[vb past] been [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She guessed that Mike Booker would be calling curses down on her head because he 'd been hoping a one-two win at Estoril would clinch the constructors ' championship for Carlisle Flint , quite apart from putting Ace into an unbeatable lead . |
| 2 | co-ordinates up , erm , you know , I have n't yet had contact from er no , I thought I 'd been given a new name , but , no I have n't had con any contact from my new co-ordinator yet , erm , but that was n't in my mind when I spoke on Thursday about Christmas , perhaps I ought to pursue that one in time for the next meeting and see what 's happening in South Africa and are getting it in South America for . |
| 3 | But , on getting her act together later the next day , Laura had been appalled to discover that not only had Ross already left for Australia — but she 'd been given a small attic room next to the children 's nursery . |
| 4 | So if you 'd been given a free choice , you would n't have given your sweets to your brother , would you ? |
| 5 | I 'd been expecting a great hall with a giant round table , towering turrets , a moat and a drawbridge , but , of course , it turned out to be a ruin . |
| 6 | Back on his farm a few miles from a crash site , Mr Hayton said he 'd been expecting a longer sentence . |
| 7 | I 'd been writing a monthly column for Options as long as I 'd been writing at all . |
| 8 | He also told police he 'd been copying a homosexual video tape . |
| 9 | But er I mean er she , she was in a perfect position to do it , I mean she 'd been retired a long time , she was in good health and obviously an annuity would be perfect for her er where it would n't be for a younger person , so I mean life annuities not got . |
| 10 | I 'd been applying a special cream to his ankles which was supposed to harden the skin , but it did n't seem to do much good . |
| 11 | She 'd been spending a few days ' holiday in Sicily , with her friends Penny and Devlin . |
| 12 | It 'd been taken a few years earlier at a family Christmas party when we were playing Musical Chairs . |
| 13 | Just for a second there , she 'd been uncovering a softer , more human side to the man . |
| 14 | He 'd been offered a second chance of salvation . |
| 15 | The unwary were apt to buy a ‘ pig in a poke ’ ( sack ) and find out later they 'd been sold a muted pup . |
| 16 | As soon as she 'd entered the hotel she 'd been handed a white envelope containing a fax message . |
| 17 | Then they went back to camp and the only person there was Miguel the interpreter , who 'd been having a long conversation with one of the Indians and when he turned round all the other Indians had scarpered . |
| 18 | Clearly he 'd been having a bad time of it . |
| 19 | All the better that the operation rehabilitated the credibility of the police who 'd been having a bad press in the early years of the decade . |
| 20 | If I 'd been doing a pukka delivery , I could just have carried straight on virtually due north and come to City Road . |
| 21 | She said she 'd been following a higher moral law . |
| 22 | I have no compass to tell me what I am destined for ; and yet , when I look back , everything seems to fit as well together as if I 'd been following a benevolent daimon all along … |
| 23 | Mr Butler had been taking a collection-box home when he was attacked on the Tube , kicked in the face , kneed in the stomach , had his head banged against a door and almost strangled . |
| 24 | The other women often talked about young men they knew , and one of them had been taking a young man back to her flat during the evenings . |
| 25 | Kochen maintained that DEC had been taking a worldwide census of ‘ hundreds of customers ’ recently to ascertain whether OSF/1-on-MIPS was a viable policy . |
| 26 | Susan had been taking a few items of clothing from a chest of drawers to a suitcase open on the bed . |
| 27 | He had been serving a 20-year term in Nicosia 's central prison . |
| 28 | She was to be proved right , as we had been taught a Spartan routine for our babies at ‘ Alderbourne Arches ’ the pre-natal training unit . |
| 29 | He said the soldier told him he had been struck a glancing blow by the car , but that he had not been knocked over and afterwards had been able to continue on duty . |
| 30 | Her earlier fears had faded and she thought how foolish she had been to let a ridiculous fancy disturb her happiness . |