Example sentences of "had been out [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of those who had been out to the countryside or into factories to do their ‘ social practice ’ were even more critical of the existing regime . |
| 2 | Henry , morose , defiant and all but monosyllabic , had been out for a drink early in the evening , but had returned before nine with his younger brother , Francis , with whom he shared a small cottage . |
| 3 | She and Lewis had been out for a meal the night before . |
| 4 | If it had been out for a walk or you know ? |
| 5 | The party of young Australians had been out for a meal , and had stopped to take photographs , when Roermond 's market square echoed to gunfire . |
| 6 | Paula Harrison , of North Green , Staindrop , had been out for the evening with friends when she fell 15ft from the bridge into the Tees on Saturday . |
| 7 | Mr Ashton told yesterday 's hearing that neither man had served a day of his sentence as both had been out of the jurisdiction . |
| 8 | Counsel for the ‘ Seventeen Towns ’ , claimed by Finch to be within the forest bounds , produced in rebuttal the perambulations of 1298 and 1300 , and their confirmation by Act of Parliament in 1336 , urging also that these towns had been out of the forest by ‘ the long and constant Usage ever since . |
| 9 | By the time I got to the last rocker I had been out of the garage , round the block three times , back up the drive and home in time for teal Is there any way I can turn the engine over without moving the vehicle ? |
| 10 | But that had been out of the question , of course . |
| 11 | No rivets could be used that had been out of the refrigerator for more than two hours . |
| 12 | It had been out of the question to recognise — reluctance . |
| 13 | Brutally suppressed by bluecoats led by Rope Thrower , known to whites as Kit Carson , in 1863 , they had been out of the major Indian Wars because the Reservation lands given to them were so arid and dreary that even the white man did n't want to kick them off to somewhere else . |
| 14 | I found it hard to believe that , even if he had been out of the country , his family could have moved away without his knowing . |
| 15 | It was a very impressive comeback for Cross , who had been out of the game for six months with shin splints . |
| 16 | He did n't want to think of what would happen if his mother discovered that he had been out of the house . |
| 17 | Equally , just over a third of those who had been out of the labour market altogether , but were now in work , had temporary jobs . |
| 18 | Of " voluntary " temporary workers , nearly a half had been out of the labour market entirely 12 months before and only two per cent had been unemployed , but of " involuntary " temporary workers the proportions were just under one third in both cases . |
| 19 | Cadfael knew of none besides Tutilo who had been out of the enclave that night , but a man intending such a deed would hardly publish his intent or let anyone know of his absence . |
| 20 | Many of Rosemary Cook 's respondents in the Rhondda , who had given birth to children during the inter-war years , said that birth control had been out of the question despite the fact that the birth rate for the Rhondda fell dramatically during the inter-war period . |
| 21 | I regret that I had been out of the office on the 15 July and did not receive your FAX until first thing on the 16 July . |
| 22 | He was fully dressed as if he had been out of the chateau . ’ |
| 23 | The squadron had been out on a practice bombing exercise and J. had been driving round the perimeter track that afternoon , inspecting the bomb bays of returned aircraft , and came back to park his vehicle in one of the empty hangars . |
| 24 | In the meantime the others had been out on the track and found the footprints of the Friar and the distinctive mark of his staff . |
| 25 | This particular day Tom Smith had been out on the drink the previous night and now had a sore head and a filthy mood on him . |
| 26 | He had been out on the streets all day and his face was running with sweat . |
| 27 | ‘ Partridge , who acts as guide , as boots , postilion , and boatman , at the Salutation Inn , might have brought us down an easier descent ; but as he had been out with a chaise all night , he was perhaps induced , from fatigue , to take us the nearest way . |
| 28 | Her last thought before she fell asleep was the reaction she would get if they knew that she had been out with a policeman . |
| 29 | She had been out with a young lawyer once , a bumptious and ambitious man , and a boring one . |
| 30 | Sir Richard , in hose and open cambric shirt , wiped dust from his hands , apologising that he had been out with the craftsmen who were putting the finishing touches to their pageant for the young king 's coronation . |