Example sentences of "had [adv] been [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had only been in for a few nights after his first summer holiday in the five years I 'd owned him . |
| 2 | He had only been back for a few hours when company orders were posted showing that Colonel Hamilton wished to see Lance-Corporal Trumper at eleven hundred hours the following morning . |
| 3 | I did n't know Julia had n't been in for a long while . |
| 4 | I had n't been out for a long time , so I did it for the relaxation , really ! ’ |
| 5 | No , Lindsey told herself , as she showered and slipped into a warm towelling robe , it had actually been over for a long time . |