Example sentences of "had [been] within " in BNC.
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| 1 | Um , said Tor , but then went on to explain that only a week or two before he had been within a hundred metres or so of a school of orca . |
| 2 | But if the British Barlow Clowes operation had been within the licensing net , it is more likely that the Department of Trade would have found out at a much earlier stage that Mr Peter Clowes was running a parallel offshore operation — first in Jersey and then in Gibraltar . |
| 3 | Landlord Bill Long , who has since moved to another pub , gave evidence in support of the defendant , verifying that he had been within his sight for the time in question , except for a brief spell when he was collecting glasses . |
| 4 | Three times through the winter , Cascade had been within days of being fully formed , only to fall down at the last minute . |
| 5 | Now , once again , the topic was timely as a substantial area of policy that had been within the ambit of the Royal Commission , but one which had not been pre-empted by Government intentions for legislation . |
| 6 | as if something vital had been within her grasp , and removed at the last minute … |
| 7 | In July 1990 , after lengthy legal proceedings , the House of Lords had ruled that the government had been within its rights in April in " charge-capping " 21 local authorities ( i.e. setting reduced limits on their expenditure for 1990/91 and fixing maximum levels for their community charge ) . |
| 8 | ‘ Who are you trying to kid ? ’ he taunted , and somehow he seemed to know , though how she did n't know , that she had been within an ace of responding to him . |
| 9 | She was adamant that winning at Flushing Meadow this year had been within her grasp . |
| 10 | THE polar explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes said yesterday he had been within a week of death when he finally agreed to ‘ be sensible ’ and abandon his Antarctic expedition . |