Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb past] been [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , but you 'd been to the flat at about ten thirty in the evening before was there anything you heard or seen at the flat to indicate it might be a hostage situation ? |
| 2 | She did n't fully understand the set-up at the Katz Motel , but she had been through the fires , and was surviving . |
| 3 | But she had been in a coma , she was n't mad . |
| 4 | She had assumed they were going to his friend 's colourful flat but they had been on the motorway for several miles and the road signs said they were travelling north . |
| 5 | Nobody was quite sure how many degrees he had started and not finished , not even Boris , but he had been at the place so long he could remember when they used to spell it Freshmen 's Fair . |
| 6 | But he had been on the Winchester K — not quite the same thing , of course . |
| 7 | She 'd had to work like a Trojan to achieve it , but it had been worth every drop of blood , sweat and tears . |
| 8 | She had n't really thought he would agree to stay in the car , but it had been worth a try . |
| 9 | He had achieved his aim of recreating the days of his ancestors , at least in part , but it had been at a great cost . |