Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb past] [be] [prep] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Asia , I became far more aware than I had been in London of the very rich tradition of songs , stories and games . |
| 2 | He asked me if I 'd been to Eton , but seemed more or less satisfied when I told him I was educated at Cheltenham Ladies ’ College . |
| 3 | If I 'd been in Bill 's position I , or if we 'd had been in Bill 's position , we 'd have done the same as well . |
| 4 | But he said : ‘ Even if I had been in Austria longer , I would still be able to defend myself against the outrageous charges of behaving like a war criminal — a charge made against no one else . ’ |
| 5 | But it was because I 'd been at St. Martin 's that we got that first gig . |
| 6 | As far as I was concerned , when I had been at Bourn a month I felt I had lived there for years . |
| 7 | However , when I had been in Huntingdon a few weeks she persuaded me , against my will , to accompany her to a dance which was being held at Alconbury , one of the American air bases nearest to us . |
| 8 | I have n't been to Heathrow as much as I 'd been to Gatwick |