Example sentences of "been [verb] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only did she not help ; in the time when she could have been helping she did things like lining the kitchen cupboards with flowery paper , polishing the brass door knocker , ironing tea-towels and shampooing the TV room carpet . |
| 2 | This was not done for imperial purposes , but once the navy had been developed it affected everything that happened in English policy . |
| 3 | Until now he had been using one loaned to him by Christian . |
| 4 | Although tests had not been completed it seemed probable that the infection was contracted during surgery and a junior member of the surgical team had been identified as a carrier who began work at the hospital in last May . |
| 5 | None of these projects had been completed He ran hither and thither between the shelves of Eng . |
| 6 | Feeling dejected , she tried to push the questions from her mind , and as soon as the register formalities had been completed she left the office and went to see if she could assist Matt with the loading of the barbecue trailer . |
| 7 | Once everything had been checked I filled the vat with water and switched the pump on . |
| 8 | During the war , under Lloyd George , a policy had been pursued which combined vigorous prosecution of the war with all-round reconstruction on the home front . |
| 9 | When all of the bells had been rung I started to make the other pupils do chairs . |
| 10 | She laughed and continued , ‘ Piers has been keeping me entertained while I waited for you . |
| 11 | When this had been done they made to go downstairs again , but I was in front of them going down two at a time . |
| 12 | ‘ The farmer 's son brought a beautiful mare to be shod ; and after she 'd been done he asked the guv'nor what he thought on her . |
| 13 | They both knew that a loss had been suffered which had to be apportioned between them , but there is nothing to show that they had any idea , let alone conflicting ideas , of what the correct apportionment should be . |
| 14 | ‘ She was well known in Aspull and it had been said she had a heart of gold . ’ |
| 15 | Prior to Miyazawa 's Korean visit fresh evidence had been uncovered which had caused public outrage both in Japan and elsewhere . |
| 16 | It was established that the camera had been working and a video tape had been made which had been viewed by the police officers in charge of the case . |
| 17 | The application 's been made I did n't want to waste time before making the application and it had been |
| 18 | One indication that Richard was still maintaining a more aggressive attitude than his father lies in the fact that when the constable of Gisors killed a French knight in a skirmish which occurred after the truce had been made he thought it wiser to take refuge with Richard . |
| 19 | After he had been accepted he trained in South Africa , and was then posted as a Flight Sergeant to Coastal Command . |
| 20 | So well actually I 've been robbed you got your own villas . |
| 21 | By May 1946 a constitution had been drafted which suited the Communist-Socialist approach to politics , with a strong lower house of parliament . |
| 22 | I 'd been wondering what made me think of Schumann . ’ |
| 23 | He must have been wondering what had happened to his Sunday dinner , if they had such a thing in Joy 's house . |
| 24 | Your lord may even find it diverting , as well as enlightening , for he must have been wondering what had been laid on his doorstone . ’ |
| 25 | I wish I had saved the hedgehog now , and not stood aside , and I have been wondering what stopped me from performing a natural act of sentimental kindness . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've been wondering what happened to you . ’ |
| 27 | The walkers who had wangled the lift with him looked as if they had been told they had a week to live , suggesting the car conversation must have fulfilled my expectations . |
| 28 | They had been told they had NO chance of a refund after Tjolle declared himself bankrupt , even though he removed £400,000 from the company before it collapsed . |
| 29 | He had to wait until nine o'clock to telephone the garage , and he had been told they had no time that morning and would try to get down in the afternoon . |
| 30 | Melanie had been told they had come to live in a great city but found herself again in a village , a grey one . |