Example sentences of "[pers pn] had [been] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | when she had been all hugs and trust for her father . |
| 2 | It was Marguerite as she had been many years ago , and Jenna saw what her father had seen , what she herself saw now — the attraction of kindness , of calm good humour . |
| 3 | Gould , the ornithologist , was with him , and as they had been some days without anything to eat , except what they shot , they enjoyed a good breakfast . |
| 4 | It was almost a physical pain and for a moment he felt shocked because it had been many years since the agony of losing Gerda . |
| 5 | He saw and he cared , but it had been many months since he had counted with her . |
| 6 | It had been all whispers and lies till they got to the shop . |
| 7 | He added that it had been some years since he had been back in England . |
| 8 | Instead , as we walked down to the bar this evening , he had been all smiles and indulgent gallantry , complimenting us on our appearance , an arm lightly circling each of our waists . |
| 9 | He had been all kinds of fool . |