Example sentences of "[pron] had been [adv] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike Catholic churches , which had been primarily places of sacrifice , Protestant churches were essentially arenas for the exposition of scripture , and the new auditory style was more appropriate for services dominated by preaching and the reading of the Word . |
| 2 | It seemed that she had been here years , and already she had driven a wedge between her and Ben . |
| 3 | Helen who had been there years and years , knew all the ropes , could be relied on to deal tactfully with difficult customers , with the intransigence of the county library system , with errant books and tiresome children . |
| 4 | So far as she 'd been concerned they had been just friends . |
| 5 | It had been mainly trousers and shirt , and the pyjama bottoms , she remembered . |
| 6 | It had been literally years once the Shah had drive men in the streets of Teheran . |