Example sentences of "and they [vb past] be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everywhere the capricious darting hand of Grace had lighted on the fallen , the ordinary , and they had been briefly lit up and magnified in that illumination . |
| 2 | The first seems less likely since the pilots were experienced and known to be very competent and they had been well briefed ( by professional weather service ) on the ACA arrival and approach procedures . |
| 3 | There was a timber control and they had been there , controlling him . |
| 4 | The sections had been hard at work since 0600 hours , and they had been very successful at keeping all the teams on the road . |
| 5 | Taking pity on them because , despite her irritation with their constant preoccupation with her affairs , she knew it was n't meant maliciously , and they 'd been enormously kind after Ryan 's defection , she walked back to the counter . |
| 6 | Erm we both feel you 've had a chance in detail and they 'd been quite blank in design . |