Example sentences of "[vb past] been [vb pp] but [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had left suddenly while Rachel had been on leave and on her return she 'd been told that another officer had been appointed but she 'd had no time to find out anything about him . |
| 2 | Their Phyllanthus epiphyllanthus from the West Indies had been lost but he had seen one in the physic garden at Amsterdam where , with proper management , it was in great vigour . |
| 3 | She found the phone line had been cut but she managed to raise the alarm from a nearby callbox . |
| 4 | Nothing explicit had been said but she knew her relationship with Urquhart had crossed a new frontier : he had become an enemy . |
| 5 | Chart 13 shows Mr Moore 's findings : in the successful sample the average ratio of long-term debt to assets was 62.4% after the LBO had been made but it fell to 37.6% by the third year as assets were sold and debt paid off . |
| 6 | Police said yesterday some damage had been caused but it appeared no money was missing . |
| 7 | Local priest Fr Dermot Britton said he understood the remains of an altar had been found but he did not think it necessary to talk to his congregation about the issue of Black Magic . |
| 8 | The money had been taken but there had been no communication from the kidnappers . |
| 9 | He had hoped Sir John 's appetite had been curbed but he seemed both insatiable and unable to learn from previous experience . |
| 10 | Not only were they upset that some of their own work had been wasted but they appreciated the efforts their parents and teachers had put in to buy the equipment . |
| 11 | Deep in his heart Wishart believed the King had been murdered but he did not know how , or why , or by whom . |