Example sentences of "had been [adv] [adj] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had drifted off , and had been fast asleep for some hours when the sound of someone 's keeping their finger pressed on her doorbell roused her from a deep sleep . |
| 2 | Yet in racing , in export credit guarantees and elsewhere , the Chancellor was reacting late in the day to complaints that had been clearly audible for some considerable time . |
| 3 | Although collectors have been the traditional mainstays of this market , they had been largely absent for several seasons . |
| 4 | All had been continuously resident for two months , had shown persistent disability , and were thought not to be able to look after themselves . |
| 5 | Judges said the standard of entries had been exceptionally high for such an event , with many of the styles created being ‘ very innovative ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ When I went to see him , he had been very ill for three years . |
| 7 | The Scots had been entirely unprepared for this , thus far into their own country , and were engaged in herding the great herd of Gilsland cattle across the Dornock Water 's estuary , some one side of the river , some the other . |
| 8 | An economy that had been virtually self-contained for 20 years after 1945 suddenly found itself severely tested by international competition . |
| 9 | Everyone had been waiting on tenterhooks on the platform , as they had been technically ready for more than a day . |
| 10 | Mansur Rajih had been politically active for most of his adult life . |