Example sentences of "was [Wh adv] [pers pn] have been [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was how it had been for the past two weeks and the young woman tried to ignore her protesting muscles and her aching back as she stared into the hearth and watched the tiny flames flickering in and out of the carefully banked-up grate . |
| 2 | From his account Bahdu was where he had been in most danger . |
| 3 | That was when he had been in the SAS . |
| 4 | He was already a respected physician in his field , and his opinion was often called for in public hospitals and institutions , which was why he had been to the Foundling Hospital today . |
| 5 | So that was why he 'd been in the club so often over the past few weeks — he 'd been checking out the lie of the land , assessing the place as a possible investment . |