Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [been] [prep] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he had a dubious work record , or had been in any kind of trouble , it often did n't matter . |
| 2 | He fervently denied that he had been at the scene of the murders or had been in any way involved . |
| 3 | I knew only that it was dark , and had been for some while . |
| 4 | He was their paying guest and had been since that afternoon seven years ago when he had tracked Rachel Gebler down to her home in this seaside suburb close to the famous swimming beaches . |
| 5 | The 2nd Battalion , Royal Regiment of Fusiliers , was then the infantry battalion in the ACE Mobile Force , and had been in that role since May 1987 . |