Example sentences of "[vb past] been [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Guido released her and stepped away , and where there 'd been warmth there was suddenly coldness . |
| 2 | They 'd been part of an 8-man patrol , call sign Bravo-2-0 , whose task was to seek and destroy the mobile Scud launchers with which Saddam Hussein was attacking Israel . |
| 3 | McLaren , the 22-year-old Hearts defender , told me recently that when he made his World Cup debut against Italy ( the game where he was asked to mark Roberto Baggio ) , the fact that he 'd been part of the squad at the European Championship finals , as well as playing a couple of games on the tour of North America last year , were of immeasurable assistance in making the step up . |
| 4 | He wanted to live , he 'd put in long years , he 'd been champion three times , it no longer excited him to race , this was it , goodbye and thanks . |
| 5 | It was claimed the birds were related and they 'd been captive bred . |
| 6 | ‘ I thought I could handle it — but the very next day we 'd been sightseeing and returned to our suite and I looked into your eyes and felt myself drowning . |
| 7 | It was just too bad she 'd been fool enough to believe him . |
| 8 | I kept trying to remember what a good time Sugar and Spite had been — and Goodstyle , a history of art revue I 'd written and pinched and compiled for Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art , Dundee , when I 'd been writer in residence . |
| 9 | At least he 'd been king — he had n't blown it the week before the Coronation , like we had . |
| 10 | ‘ Dare Say certainly deserved this change of luck as he 'd been second in three of his four races so far this term . ’ |
| 11 | See they got on the lights so long of the day in the winter time and made them lay just like as if it 'd been summer . |
| 12 | Previously he 'd been president of Memorex' international group . |
| 13 | Well Of course came the War and and er like for about twelve years like before the War I 'd been president of the Hosiery Finishers Association . |
| 14 | It looked like she 'd been Christmas shopping . |
| 15 | that 's what I thought , I was n't quite sure , I just wanted I 'd been sort of going through various things , and I want I 'd wanted to make absolutely sure |
| 16 | There was so much to say , and if they 'd been face to face she would have poured it all out , but as it was … |
| 17 | I 'd been number one golden boy until then . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Perhaps they objected to the destruction of Buckingham and the web of deceit to which they 'd been party ? ’ |
| 19 | If there 'd been room , I 'd have liked to print a ring of 18 mutants around the central tree . |
| 20 | So the first opportunity I had I left Bradley 's and went back to the Lock so it 'd been war direction , war service we asked and it counted as me service with the Lock , that I had n't interrupted me service being as I was directed so that 's how I say I had fifty years at the Lock . |
| 21 | She stood up and walked from the room without so much as a backward glance , and Shae looked down at her hands , surprised to find they were trembling , though they 'd been rock steady just minutes before . |
| 22 | ‘ Ah — there 'd been supper . |
| 23 | I mean , schools the only thing I was , I 'd been governor of a a school for thirty years that was used to depress me with the fact that we could n't get for our schools the things that we needed because to me and to all the people in Harlow who have children are concerned that we are being stopped so much money on education which is the most vital thing in our children 's lives ! |
| 24 | I 'd always wanted to be a comedian at school , I 've always been obsessive about comedy , and if I 'd been rubbish it would have been a bit problematic . ’ |
| 25 | A hundred years ago they might have made sense , due to ignorance : like the child said , there 'd been talk of witches . |
| 26 | When he 'd appeared with her breakfast Penry Vaughan had been reasonably friendly — and in the middle of the night he 'd been kindness itself after her nightmare . |
| 27 | Well when we went there was Phyllis , Julie , and me and I was in the middle of because I 'd never been on ice skates before , I 'd been roller skating holding each side of them right , and they let me go and I just went and I was going down and I went bang right on the bloody side . |
| 28 | It took something away from everyone , whether they 'd been IP in the past or not . |
| 29 | On all sides , both in the government service directly and in its associated echelons of closed institutions , corporations , committees , and ‘ quangos ’ , there had been evidence of a loss of national confidence . |
| 30 | As TODAY revealed yesterday , there had been evidence that for over four years he rented a luxury apartment only 11 miles from their bungalow at Caterham , Surrey . |