Example sentences of "[verb] been at [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And we went , because it , it 'd been at five o'clock you see , it 'd been up to the second , that was when it was up to the second step |
| 2 | And that 's infuriated supporters of former Prime Minister Lady Thatcher who was turned down by the same people for an honorary degree after she 'd been at Ten Downing Street for five years . |
| 3 | ‘ Conceive what I must have been at fourteen , ’ he reminisced to James Gillman , his first biographer . |
| 4 | Well it would have been at one time . |
| 5 | Instead it 's A two which would have been at nine o'clock and |
| 6 | It is said to have been at one time the world 's largest spinning mill under one roof . |
| 7 | Before the jury was sworn the judge was asked to hear evidence from two of the prosecution witnesses on the existence and whereabouts of evidence believed to have been at one time in existence and of relevance to the case and possible use to the Defence . |
| 8 | Sylvie suddenly remembered how uncomfortable in his own skin Leo had been at fourteen . |
| 9 | Labelled ‘ bankrupt ’ the whole family which had been at one with their neighbours found themselves set apart . |
| 10 | It had been at one time , going back over a hundred and fifty years , it had been what they called a combination poorhouse . |
| 11 | She had been at one of the best State schools in England , where she would still be , no doubt , but for what Toby had heard referred to as an Incident . |
| 12 | He was " more reconciled and calm " than he had been at thirty ; " age had not made him wiser " but I have never been wise " . |
| 13 | They had known they were on the knife edge , and interest rates had been at 8 per cent . |
| 14 | All the dancing that she had ever done had been at three school dances , and in sessions for instruction in the art of the polka , the mazurka , and the tarantella , and she did not think they would be much help to her now . |
| 15 | She carried their drinks into the living room and asked Ralph if he had managed to see his solicitor ; the appointment had been at 2 p.m . |
| 16 | That had been at 8.40 . |
| 17 | Although reveille had been at 0400 hours , the landing would not be made until first light at 0850 . |
| 18 | The government and , to a lesser extent , the Labour opposition , have been at sixes and sevens over interpretation and legality for months . |