Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] [verb] been [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If only it had been that nice John Smith , with his twinkling accountant 's eyes and trust-me smile . |
| 2 | Until now it had been enough to produce smocks , nightdresses and long dresses in cotton for stores which would carry supplementary ranges by other manufacturers in different departments . |
| 3 | And how quick it had been this time ! |
| 4 | Since then it has been many times re-invented and used for 3D picture postcards . |
| 5 | When I get back Lucker wonders where I have been all night . |
| 6 | She puts her intellect to work on why she 's been such a pain for the last 50 years , and ends up a little less smug and a lot less married . |
| 7 | Miss Evans moved from the sink where she 'd been all this time , standing quite still , and started to clear the plates from the table . |
| 8 | She was sitting calmly in bed like that 's where she 'd been all the time . |
| 9 | Go on , ask her where she 's been all afternoon , dressed up like a tart and missing for bloody hours . |
| 10 | But before doing that er , you may reasonably ask what action we 've taken er , during this year when it 's been such a difficult year . |
| 11 | However , the British people must be asking where it has been all these years . |
| 12 | ‘ And that 's where he had been this time ? ’ |
| 13 | That was why it had been such a shock when the neighbours came round to tell Lily the baby was screaming and there was nobody answering the door or any lights on in the house . |