Example sentences of "had be [adv prt] on the " in BNC.

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1 The dahabeeyah had moored for the night and the three girls had been up on the top deck enjoying the evening breeze .
2 In the meantime the others had been out on the track and found the footprints of the Friar and the distinctive mark of his staff .
3 This particular day Tom Smith had been out on the drink the previous night and now had a sore head and a filthy mood on him .
4 He had been out on the streets all day and his face was running with sweat .
5 This original small port and fishing village had been down on the marshes adjoining the Rother , not far from Rye , and given to Fécamp Abbey by Cnut .
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