Example sentences of "all [vb past] [been] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although probably built as a row by some Victorian property magnate , all the houses were slightly different from the front and all had been built on to or extended differently at the back . |
| 2 | Cranes , ware-houses , offices — all had been stripped away , leaving just a small site office and an abandoned bulldozer outlined against the damp glow on the far bank . |
| 3 | Before setting off , when all had been packed away , I unwittingly slipped my clip-on sun-glasses into my back pocket . |
| 4 | I had no right to be released before Terry , Tom or Brian as they all had been kidnapped before me . |
| 5 | All had been operated on , four of them by combined adenoidectomy and insertion of a tube and one by insertion of a tube only . |
| 6 | All had been sentenced to long prison sentences for the " dirty war " against left-wing guerrillas and dissidents , during which an estimated 9,000 people " disappeared " and thousands more were abducted , tortured and murdered . |
| 7 | In December the government had announced the release of over 2,800 political prisoners [ see p. 38695 ] , although there had been no independent confirmation that all had been freed . |
| 8 | All of these bodies had either been confined to MPs or had been expressions of ‘ Political Dissent ’ and had overlapped in membership , support and aims ; all had been shunned by most Methodists . |
| 9 | The result of the House vote meant that of the 13 vetoes applied by Bush since his inauguration in January 1989 , all had been maintained . |
| 10 | Rut , when all had been done to make provision more level and selection more scientific , a stubborn error of 10 per cent would remain . |
| 11 | But all had been prepared for them . |
| 12 | All had been festering for many years . |
| 13 | The radio also claimed that some Cuban troops were still present despite reports in May that all had been withdrawn [ see p. 38180 ] . |
| 14 | Written application had been made in advance , and , except for four theses on loan , all had been collected together for this study either within the thesis area or in the thesis collection area of the Stack , to which access was permitted on this occasion . |
| 15 | Career family home — all had been ruined in a few seconds . |
| 16 | Three possible sites had been earmarked by the company one next to the 275,000-volt substation at Lackenby but all had been rejected by the council on health grounds . |
| 17 | He explained that a series of options had been placed on the table but all had been rejected . |
| 18 | None had been stillborn , all had been strangled and the police had decided that one person was responsible for all the murders and that person was a woman . |
| 19 | All had been strangled , and according to Christie all except his wife had been subjected to sexual assault at or just after the time of death . |
| 20 | All had been shot . |
| 21 | All were down on their luck , all had been drinking and all had decided on an easy way out . |
| 22 | Larkins drove the winning run and one of the most remarkable Test victories of all had been achieved . |
| 23 | The State Security Court on June 24 , 1989 , sentenced 22 people to prison terms of between five and 15 years for plotting to overthrow the government , while 11 people were acquitted ; all had been charged in March 1989 [ see p. 36951 ] . |
| 24 | At his first formal meeting with the chairmen after all had been appointed , he outlined how he might achieve the generalisation and standardisation of ‘ better practice ’ : |
| 25 | Whether anything at all had been salvaged out of the wreck of the National Amalgamated Sailors ' and Firemen 's Union was still questionable . |
| 26 | When all had been said that could be said , the judge made brief summary , the ballots were cast , and the verdict was solemnly delivered . |
| 27 | Ammunition , provender , railway lines — all had been provided with Teutonic thoroughness . |
| 28 | All had been rescued by their Lord when they could never have earned their salvation . |
| 29 | Nothing at all had been taken . |
| 30 | All had been expelled from the party in February [ see p. 37256 ] . |