Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [been] [prep] [det] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | I had been on all the northern capitals . |
2 | ‘ I brought in the Readers ' Digests , ’ she muttered , unable to apply the brakes when she 'd been on such a powerful roll . |
3 | It was the first time she 'd been in such a grand vehicle , and when she looked over the side she seemed so high up she was dizzy . |
4 | She had been to all the parentcraft classes , and had not learnt a thing . ’ |
5 | Only with an effort did those who had been to all the other parties locate one another and separate themselves from the mob . |
6 | I was spellbound : I had never known anybody who had been to such a faraway country . |
7 | Since Christmas day her feelings for him had been in such a chaotic state she did n't know whether she loved or hated him . |
8 | It had been in all the national papers , but news is quickly forgotten , and at that time Willi must have been mourning his wife , trying to cope with loneliness and a small son , submerged in his own misery . |
9 | But he had been in such a degree of desperation because of his financial position . |
10 | He was more frightened than he had been in all the time he had been with them , and he could tell that the girl was frightened too , by her quick , shallow breathing . |
11 | It was significant that this terse declaration spoke only of the military aspects of what had been above all a social and political conflict . |