Example sentences of "[vb past] [been] at [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , it would n't have surprised me if he 'd been at his easel while I was painting the town red ! |
| 2 | Still staring at Gwen , her thoughts in chaos , the knowledge that Leo 's interest had been at her parents ' instigation for the moment forgotten , she tried to work out what possible interest planning permission could have for Leo . |
| 3 | Nancy had been at her wits ' end and nobody seemed able to help . |
| 4 | This had come , very firmly , from Miss Vanessa , while she herself had been at her tapestry . |
| 5 | First she 'd learned that her grandmother , whom she adored , was dangerously ill , and had been at her bedside ever since . |
| 6 | He felt a pang of jealousy , which was intensified when he remembered the smart army officers who had been at her husband 's memorial service . |
| 7 | Fear had been at its pitch during the first few hours and days . |
| 8 | Mrs. Browne had been at their Mayfair flat and seen them all off together . |
| 9 | Another , a younger man , had been at his elbow ever since . |
| 10 | It was the slumber of a man who had been at his cups for some considerable time . |
| 11 | He had been at his wits ' end , with no reply to Bigwig 's scornful impatience except his readiness to risk his own life in company with Fiver and Pipkin . |
| 12 | In mitigation Ronald Coia said Mr Siddle had been at his son 's home but decided he had to get away from the festivities . |
| 13 | Dear little thing he was , just like Jenny had been at his age . |
| 14 | Presidential sources said Gen Eyadema , who seized power in a 1967 coup , had been at his quarters at the base during the attack . |
| 15 | If I had been at my gun , I would have been dissected . |