Example sentences of "had [been] [art] terrible [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knew Eddie 's gambling had had disastrous consequences for her family , but it had been a terrible shock to discover he had taken so much from his best friend as well . |
| 2 | They had seen enough of their father drunk and there had been a terrible scene at Uncle Mick 's funeral when Denis got drunk and started arguing with them about their business practices . |
| 3 | There had been a terrible fragrance in the air that she 'd noticed before , as if the mad cells in his lungs were blossoming , scarlet and fleshy , like poisonous hothouse orchids . |
| 4 | It had been a terrible summer , she reflected , one of those damp , chilly English summers which could almost be mistaken for one of their recent damp , mild winters . |
| 5 | The cause of death had been the terrible bludgeoning he had received from a blunt instrument . |