Example sentences of "[pn reflx] [vb past] been [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he 'd had the money to choose a more experienced barrister , if the Marshal himself had been on the spot in the first place instead of that young fool student , Bacci , who fancied himself as some sort of Hollywood detective , probably have shot himself accidentally by this time … whole thing had been a mess from start to finish … |
| 2 | This reflection went far to set up Harry again in his own esteem , for it meant that Isambard had been sure of his victim 's obstinate silence even under torture ; more sure of it , if the truth were told , than Harry himself had been at the worst moment . |
| 3 | Alix herself had been to a May Ball or two in Cambridge , in her dancing days . |
| 4 | This had come , very firmly , from Miss Vanessa , while she herself had been at her tapestry . |
| 5 | ‘ I want to see the traction engines in a minute , ’ said Betty , looking round ; but Lydia knew that she really wanted to see Beuno , since it was n't long since she herself had been in love and she recognised the signs . |