Example sentences of "[pron] had just been [prep] " in BNC.

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1 She once reported to Robert Landgrebe , marketing manager , in a voice of genuine shock that she had just been on an aeroplane with three accountants ‘ and do you know , they tried to talk to me about design ’ .
2 as if she had just been in actual combat she dropped down on to the couch and sat gasping , drawing in long , shuddering breaths .
3 Finding a lone man amid open ocean is doubtful at the best of times , and we had just been through the densest fog bank either one of us had ever experienced .
4 You could spot where it had just been by aeroplanes and helicopters taking off in a hurry .
5 He had just been to the Palace to kiss hands as Prime Minister for the second time .
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