Example sentences of "[coord] [Wh adv] [adv] [pron] have been " in BNC.
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| 1 | His listeners heard all the details of Oliver 's illegitimate birth , and how generously he had been treated as a workhouse orphan . |
| 2 | While I can only give an average guide , a lot will depend not on pullet cost , but on the quality of the pullet you purchase and how well it has been reared . |
| 3 | And how right she had been to lie ! |
| 4 | And how quick it had been this time ! |
| 5 | What I 'd like you to do , is to try and put into words , what the main problems are at the moment , when they occur , where they occur , and how long they 've been going on for ’ . |
| 6 | She tried to make allowances , constantly reminding herself of the responsibility Nathan was carrying and how long he had been without sleep . |
| 7 | He wondered how she had come there , and how long she had been there , and what her voice would be like , and a thousand other ridiculous things , whilst she breathed in and out , ruffling the gold threads of hair . |
| 8 | Whilst pondering on the history of the town and how often it had been conquered and invaded , he struck upon the idea of fashioning a wonderful head of brass that could speak and was omniscient . |
| 9 | He wondered if they had been primed to talk to him , and how far they had been told they could go . |
| 10 | She had been right in her suspicion that David 's return had been something to do with a woman , but how wrong she had been over the reason . |