Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] had been [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But how much work was done , how much , if any , ore was obtained and how long the Quakers or Patrickson had been at work we may never discover . |
| 2 | The areas in which slavery or serfdom had been of marginal importance or genuinely ‘ uneconomic ’ — e.g. northern and southern Russia or the border states and the south-west in the United States — adjusted readily to its liquidation . |
| 3 | A retired postman who claimed to have been present at the Battle of Studley Constable was interviewed on television , and I still receive the occasional letter from Germans and Americans claiming that fathers or uncles had been at the ‘ battle ’ . |
| 4 | Chairman Garry Gibson revealed that Murray had been in touch with a string of top clubs looking for pre-deadline newcomers . |
| 5 | What had happened was that O had been at home , not sleeping , thinking about Boy at six in the morning , and he had called up and said , ‘ Are you watching TV , ’ to which Boy had replied , as the man had heard , ‘ Yes , ’ and then O had told Boy to turn over to the boxing ; he 'd just said , ‘ Get up and change to the third channel . |
| 6 | He seemed to be suggesting that once Balbinder had been at Cedars for a while , he might be capable of re-entering mainstream education at middle school transfer . |
| 7 | It was awkward , too , from the sales point of view , that Richard had been aboard one of these barges when he got knocked over the head . |
| 8 | The government were not reassured to learn that Branson had been in consultation with Robert Beckman , the New York lawyer who was fighting the anti-trust action on Laker 's behalf . |
| 9 | However , the allegation that Hazelwood had been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the disaster was contradicted by a number of witnesses at his trial , which opened in Anchorage , Alaska , on Jan. 29 , 1990 , after a six-month delay . |
| 10 | Miloš knew that Karadjordje had been in contact with the representatives of the Greek nationalist organisation Philike Hetairia ( Society of Friends ) , which was planning a general rising of all the sultan 's Christian subjects . |
| 11 | ‘ Your spy ? ’ she gibed , recalling that Cavell had been with her when another DJ had telephoned to ask her out to a street market that only operated at night . |
| 12 | In a national address on television on March 4 , Aylwin rejected the claims of Pinochet and his supporters that Chile had been in state of civil war and that human rights violations were an inevitable cost . |
| 13 | It 's , it was , it was er er sheer coincidence that Beverley had been to Crete the year before and I said to Jackie we 've been to Yugoslavia four years , do you want , do you want a change or do you wan na go back to Yugoslavia , she said well I 'll , I 'll have a look , I said how about , how about going to the Greek islands for a change |
| 14 | It turned out that Killion had been in the cellar when the police came , and he escaped through a trapdoor into the street . |
| 15 | Perversely , she wished now that Tom had been in the room after all . |
| 16 | We also felt that Zephyr had been under pressure due to her immense popularity and had been given little opportunity to show off the gentle side of her nature — in the same way the more extrovert patients had dominated the evening while those of shy and retiring nature had slightly missed out . |
| 17 | The defence counsel , William Totten , told the High Court in Edinburgh that Storrie had been under the influence of drink and drugs at the time of the offences . |
| 18 | Sidacai would not know that Burun had been at the back of it all , of course , and either way he would owe his life to the Merkuts . |
| 19 | An alternative to thinking that Harald had been in England since 1016 , and returned to Denmark with part of a disbanded fleet in 1018 , might be that he had in the interval been expelled from it , and sailed with the fleet in 1018 in an attempt to regain control . |
| 20 | It was obvious that Bonard had been to considerable trouble to arrange for the members of his class to meet people with similar interests to their own . |
| 21 | ‘ Lots of them did n't , ’ said Lee , running down the passage and into the kitchen that Philip had been in yesterday morning where Mrs Wright had given him a cup of tea . |
| 22 | The marshal 's reception of the news was predictably sour , but he refrained from any overt suggestion that Thiercelin had been at fault , possibly because he accepted some share of the blame himself . |
| 23 | The payments in question could be brought within the wording of Reg 20 and it followed that MGN had been under an obligation to deduct tax at source . |
| 24 | Beryl meant that Adam had been among the previous owners of Wyvis Hall while her husband had not , but she knew better than to point this out . |
| 25 | Edwards , Manchester United 's chief executive and major shareholder , was at pains to emphasise that Knighton had been in a position to complete the deal , but had not done so ‘ in the interests of the club ’ and had at no time sought compensation . |
| 26 | I remembered that Sally had been on the brink of a place in the university ladies golf team , and I discovered that she now sported a handicap of four . |
| 27 | In fact , Lazenby was hardly more wooden than Connery had been in Dr No . |
| 28 | With a bloody chin and an empty stomach , Manville had left his apartment already fuming , only to discover that vandals had been at work on his car during the night . |
| 29 | To the background of chugging washing-machines , Dustin discovered that Anne had been with the ballet company for three years , had married and divorced financier Winfried Schlote , and had a small three-month-old daughter , Karina . |
| 30 | A spokesman for the Villahermosa told The Art Newspaper that negotiations had been on the basis of a price of Pta35 billion ( £185 million ; $259 million ) for the whole collection , although the Baron and the Ministry of Culture last month mentioned a figure of Pta50 billion ( £300 million ; $420 million ) . |