Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [been] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Heather had been this way before him , had seen and understood what he would shortly see and might yet understand . |
| 2 | From Henry 's recollection of the trial , which was , admittedly , not all that clear , Young had been some kind of chemist . |
| 3 | Andréew Fisher had been another contemporary from Sydney and an ability to write , a law degree , and a background in student papers and films made him a choice to handle much of the business side . |
| 4 | If Frankenstein had been some sort of intelligent creepy-crawly , Ace thought , that 's the kind of monster he 'd have built . |
| 5 | Bill had been enough times to a morgue . |
| 6 | ‘ You will be Church of England , ’ said Willie Hamilton , as though Paul had been another species . |
| 7 | suggested in Ex parte Benson ( No. 2 ) , The Times , 21 November 1988 , the decision in Handscomb had been that detention for a period equivalent to a determinate sentence of 27 years exceeded by such a wide margin any determinate sentence passed in recent years for the offence of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility , and was thus in the absence of reasons irrational , I would not disagree . |