Example sentences of "had been there [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had been there since lunchtime , and it had been while she 'd watched him that she had come to the decision that she must go . |
| 2 | The shop was often at its busiest on a Saturday , when the farmers came in , or the men who had a half day themselves were marched in by wives to have themselves fitted out by Mr Hogan , or Mike the old assistant , the tailor who had been there since time immemorial . |
| 3 | She had been there on sufferance for so long and yet she had never been quite brave enough to break free , to launch out by herself . |
| 4 | Whether he had been there by accident or whether he had spotted me arriving and slunk into position I shall never know , but from his point of view the result must have been eminently satisfactory because it was certainly the worst fright I have ever had . |
| 5 | You know his father had started the company and the men , the older men in the quarry had been there from day one with him , you know from when they were producing next to nothing to being quite a profitable concern , and he realized the value of these men , and that you could n't just say , oh because they disagree with you just well , down the road pal . |