Example sentences of "had been [prep] one " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fourteen-gallon tank had been about one quarter full of fuel , and both it and a second partially-filled tank were each found to contain over a quarter of a pint of water , the result of condensation forming in the tanks over a six-day period . |
| 2 | She had been to one of their meetings , and was even more confirmed not only in the conviction that they were right , but that her own group should get involved in trying to organise women to campaign for wages for housework . |
| 3 | He had been on one knee , but had risen to " attention " and then fallen , expiring without a word or groan , or any valedictory comments whatsoever . |
| 4 | I had been on one of these camps before so I thought that I knew what to expect . |
| 5 | Well she had been on one or two things , not a lot on the television but er , we . |
| 6 | Labelled ‘ bankrupt ’ the whole family which had been at one with their neighbours found themselves set apart . |
| 7 | It had been at one time , going back over a hundred and fifty years , it had been what they called a combination poorhouse . |
| 8 | She had been at one of the best State schools in England , where she would still be , no doubt , but for what Toby had heard referred to as an Incident . |
| 9 | I am sure that if he had been with one of the stronger or more glamorous clubs at the time , his name would now be held in respect by a far wider clientele than those relatively few of us who were privileged to see him play his heart out for Crystal Palace . |
| 10 | It was awkward , too , from the sales point of view , that Richard had been aboard one of these barges when he got knocked over the head . |
| 11 | The call had been for Hank , and had been from one of his classmates , who said that he just wanted to inquire how Hank was . |
| 12 | ‘ They had been against one another for a long time . |