Example sentences of "[vb past] been at [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I remember that luncheon with Basil absolutely perfectly , and that I 'd been at the National Gallery or the Tate , and I had a postcard with me of one of those primitive paintings , naïve paintings , of a cricket match they still have postcards of it .
2 He 'd been at the wrong end when a small company went bust in the city .
3 Sir Patrick , welcoming Irish Foreign Minister Dick Spring , rejected suggestions that relations between both Governments had been at a low ebb after their last talks in July and stressed that both were treating the worsening security situation ‘ very seriously ’ .
4 He had achieved his aim of recreating the days of his ancestors , at least in part , but it had been at a great cost .
5 Eva had been at the International College for Officers for five years .
6 Women had been at the lowest end of Paul 's spectrum of the human race .
7 Annie Templeman had been at the black and white ball for five minutes , and it was five minutes too long .
8 All three came from the Midlands and had been at the sharp end of the business as salesmen for distribution companies .
9 Even if I had n't won a medal nor got enough promotion , I had been at the sharp end .
10 This reflection went far to set up Harry again in his own esteem , for it meant that Isambard had been sure of his victim 's obstinate silence even under torture ; more sure of it , if the truth were told , than Harry himself had been at the worst moment .
11 The torrent here was almost as fearsome as it had been at the original crossing point , but not so deep .
12 Bluebird , which was rented by a group of nurses from the Waterloo Hospital , had been at the ready , and when the birth was imminent they 'd seen to it that the ambulance arrived promptly .
13 Mr Richardson , whose home was on The Promenade , Llanfairfechan , had been at the Old Court for six months because his wife was in hospital .
14 Across the emptying room another hurt mind had been at the same moment of time glanced by unwanted evocations of shabby Forest sheep nudging together in a brick shelter on a high road through the trees .
15 He and Adam had been at the same school , though he was a bit older .
16 He was three years older than Adam and though they had been at the same school , Highgate , they had not been friends then .
17 In almost the same moment Alexei recalled that his father had been at the same briefing .
18 A Welsh dealer had been at the fair last year but had not returned this year , much to the disappointment of many of the visitors .
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