Example sentences of "[pers pn] and had [been] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But then , ’ he excused , ‘ I 've had but a short while to suspect — when you were prepared to leave without fulfilling your agreement to your sister whom you love so much — that you might , dare I believe it , be running from me because you loved me and had been badly hurt by my ‘ clinging ’ accusation . ’ |
| 2 | He had watched the tape of Ari 's meeting with him and had been satisfied by Tammuz' reaction . |
| 3 | Failing to win his love , Ayesha had killed him and had been condemned by Aphrodite to an eternal existence of longing and jealousy . |
| 4 | Figures , facts , tonnage , storage , shipping , selling , commerce which connected continents , all the romance and daring of his trade , deeply besotted him and had been his lifelong pleasure . |
| 5 | Many of his acquisitions had eventually bored him and had been disposed of by auction , but the most accomplished and entertaining individuals were rewarded , once they became too old or unattractive to perform their requisite duties , by unconditional liberation from the household and a generous pension . |
| 6 | Obviously Rune must have thought she harboured some grudge against him and had been anxious to prevent a potential display of hostility in front of his colleagues the next day . |
| 7 | Rachel had n't taken a lot of notice of the young SHO — she had been more interested in her own circle of friends at the time — but he had been a frequent visitor at the Stevenses ' home and she knew her parents had liked him and had been pleased at the prospect of him becoming their son-in-law . |
| 8 | He was n't going for a joy trip , he was n't going out in the boat just to se to while away an hour or so to relax and to unwind , he was n't going there to , just to get away from the crowd of people that had been following him and had been listening to him , he had a purpose in going in into the boat , to go to the other side . |
| 9 | Vincent had put in a request to visit her and had been refused . |
| 10 | He had started to caress her and had been enough in control to ask questions . |
| 11 | Iris had an American cousin staying with her and had been too busy dragging him round every art gallery and stately home in the county to have time for her . |
| 12 | And while Leith was thinking , heavens , Rosemary was a year older than her and had been married , and was starting to feel grateful that she had the parents she had , Rosemary was going on , ‘ They 're both out at the moment . ’ |
| 13 | More enlightened treatment was promised by Dr Guggenbühl 's school at Abendberg , Switzerland , but Down had visited it and had been disappointed . |
| 14 | Mrs Frizzell had been feeling that victory in this verbal exchange was hers and had been preparing to leave the garden . |