Example sentences of "[adv] and had [been] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ramsay knew her by repute only and had been looking forward to seeing her in person . |
| 2 | Peter had won three times already and had been unlucky not to make it a fourth title the year before . |
| 3 | L'Auberge expanded , necessitating the employment of Arnold , a young chef who took over most of the day-to-day running of the kitchen , and Olive , a restaurant manageress who , like almost all the waitresses , lived locally and had been trained on the job by George . |
| 4 | In contrast , all but one of the eighteen cottagers who had some common rights but no land in 1575 had disappeared altogether and had been replaced by others . |
| 5 | He had not been eating properly and had been drinking more than usual . |
| 6 | But Lambeth insisted last week it acted properly and had been backed by an SSI inquiry . |
| 7 | Amabel had spoken to Mrs Covington-Pym only once and had been completely unable to follow the lady 's conversation . |
| 8 | David McKay had lived three cottages up and had been friends with their Pet . |
| 9 | Even while it was registering on her from the newspapers in his hands that he was no lie-a-bed but was up and had been out for his paper , he was taking in the damp , startled look of her and , feigning surprise himself , ‘ It 's a mermaid ! ’ he declared . |
| 10 | Ma had known her Bible thoroughly and had been fond of quoting it . |
| 11 | Both very meticulous players , they had fallen more than one hole behind and had been warned for slow play . |
| 12 | No , it was Marguerite Bryant now and had been for over fifteen years . |
| 13 | Indeed , she had dined in the Hotel the night before and had been introduced to her local MP , Sir Ralph Grunte . |
| 14 | She seemed dressed for colder weather , in several layers of woollens and a heavy shawl ; dull colours , nothing gaudy , and her hair was pulled back and had been pinned in a clasp She followed as Angelica led the way toward the kitchen , careful not to hold the dead duck too close . |
| 15 | Thanks were expressed to all members of committee for their help and support during the year with special thanks to the new members who had fitted in so well and had been willing to get involved in all the work of the committee … to the ex-officio members of the committee Councillor Mrs. B. Brereton , Councillor H.D.G. Fraser and G. Lightheart the community education officer . |
| 16 | Thanks were expressed to all members of committee for their help and support during the year with special thanks to the new members who had fitted in so well and had been willing to get involved in all the work of the committee … to the ex-officio members of the committee Councillor Mrs. B. Brereton , Councillor H.D.G. Fraser and G. Lightheart the community education officer . |
| 17 | Patrick had fallen off a ladder over a year and a half ago and had been off work for much of that time . |
| 18 | The best place for Jed during all of this , she 'd decided , would be with his minder ; she 'd worked out a special weekend rate with Mrs Neary some time ago and had been working on her conscience ever since . |
| 19 | The scheme was launched 14 years ago and had been subject to two public enquiries , both of which recommended the building of a tunnel under Oxleas Wood , at an extra cost of £10 million . |
| 20 | The acting commander-in-chief of the KPNLF , Dien Del , said the fighting had continued overnight and had been ‘ more than 70 per cent successful ’ . |
| 21 | But there was a one day in which Frenchie Nick Nicholson erm brought all the tail-enders across and had been told the one thing he should n't do was be last he was thinking I 'm not last and behind you then he came in in front of him and he was last . |
| 22 | He had come from Bangladesh about three months previously and had been in school about two months . |