Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [been] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There always had been that part of him , rarely seen , that she did n't understand . |
| 2 | There always had been these moments between them when she had to give way , against reason , against sense : he simply had to win . |
| 3 | Cotterell 's experience so far had been that RCO had virtually pre-written most of Carson 's material for him . |
| 4 | Dinner consisted of pea soup , which Millie found quite nice — she could taste there had been some kind of pork boiled in the liquid — followed by a meat pudding . |
| 5 | Work on the Glenburrell Bridge had been slower than hoped for as there had been some discussion with the County Council as to ownership . |