Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [been] [adj] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And nobody 's order books had been full this summer . |
| 2 | ( Perhaps the fact that the pubs had been open all day had something to do with that . ) |
| 3 | Her window had been wide all night and as she got out of bed she looked down on the dusty heads of trees where sparrows were fussing . |
| 4 | The previous evening had been one such occasion , their quarrel more heated than usual . |
| 5 | Trade had been bad that night so she thought he 'd be her last trick . |
| 6 | Last year the London evening newspapers had been able several times to trot out their favourite banner headline . |
| 7 | But as the police had been helpful all day a group of four walkers were allowed to deliver the letter . |