Example sentences of "who [vb past] [been] [adv] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | They were a striking couple — tall , slim and very , very pale against old hands who 'd been here for days or even weeks . |
2 | ‘ It was a crowd of boys who 'd been together for years — somebody was always up to something . |
3 | Once at the hospital , Liz was taken to the delivery room immediately and Mark went off to find the waiting room , which was full of exhausted partners who 'd been there for hours . |
4 | The guys who had been up at Lockerbie , after Pan Am 103 , working alongside the British police , they did n't know how lucky they 'd been … |
5 | But I was anxious to see Mr Rochester , who had been away on business , so I ran out of the quiet house to meet him on the road . |
6 | G. E. Policemen in those days , particularly like me who had been away to sea , were a bit rough . |
7 | Her new life at Usher started appropriately on January 1st One day in the office , and she understood the situation better than some of the staff who had been there for years . |
8 | The shop was often at its busiest on a Saturday , when the farmers came in , or the men who had a half day themselves were marched in by wives to have themselves fitted out by Mr Hogan , or Mike the old assistant , the tailor who had been there since time immemorial . |
9 | Amongst these were Dr.Patrick Solomon , who had been out of politics for five years ; Dr.Winston Mahabir , an East Indian physician , and Gerard Montano a popular businessman from the San Fernando district . |
10 | A tragic loss was the death of Robin Gurdon who had been out with Zirnheld and Martin 's Free Frenchmen . |