Example sentences of "had [be] [adv] [det] time " in BNC.

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1 He had been dead some time . ’
2 She was cold , she had been dead some time .
3 Kuttner Dowd had been here several times , though never when the Society was assembled , as it was tonight .
4 When she had been little , once Fenna had taught her how to fly so that she no longer went wandering off , there had been very little time when she had been left alone .
5 During the short time their marriage had lasted , there had been so many times when she had given in to Julius 's forceful demands , just to keep the peace .
6 He had been there many times before .
7 We had been there some time .
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