Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [verb] been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | research that I realized I had been wrong . |
| 2 | Although he said he could not release any details about the inquiry 's scope , in general , if the CRE found there had been unlawful practices it would issue a ‘ non-discrimination notice ’ listing the changes to working methods a respondent must make . |
| 3 | Although he said he could not release any details about the inquiry 's scope , in general , if the CRE found there had been unlawful practices it would issue a ‘ non-discrimination notice ’ listing the changes to working methods a respondent must make . |
| 4 | When it was our turn I found he had been right about the word antiquarian giving the immigration officers something to think about . |
| 5 | It was impossible to know whether he still believed she 'd been responsible for that . |
| 6 | And when the colonel himself seemed to have taken matters into his own hands by delegating him to a job that tired him out day after day , week after week , it seemed they had been successful . |
| 7 | If Vitor believed her to have been three months pregnant in Adelaide , then he believed she had already been pregnant when they had made love ! |
| 8 | Now that it was happening it seemed it had been inevitable from the start . |
| 9 | About twenty years after the sack of Aurae Phiala , Honorius finally issued an edict that recognised what had been true for nearly a century . |
| 10 | Lord C had said she 'd borne them with stoicism , but looking back she realised she 'd been disappointed not to receive the whole dozen . |
| 11 | Though , on reflection , she realised she 'd been silly to think that . |
| 12 | When she returned from one of the innumerable meetings and one of her daughters asked who had been present , her usual reply would be , ‘ Oh , the Great and the Good . |
| 13 | But she admitted she has been thrilled at the response the records bring and the millions of fan letters she has been sent over the years . |
| 14 | Eight ( 32 per cent ) stated there had been closer consultation with young people in care , five ( 20 per cent ) with foster-parents , four with residential workers , four with natural parents , and three with unspecified others . |
| 15 | Tekere alleged that four of his supporters had been killed in Harare , and that others had been harassed ; he also claimed there had been administrative irregularities in the polling . |
| 16 | During the trial the court had heard from a succession of alleged victims , all now adults , who claimed they had been ill-treated by the Hanbys . |
| 17 | In court he also stated he 'd been unaware the cannister , legal on the continent , was an offensive weapon in Britain . |
| 18 | He maintained his innocence and claimed he had been willing to give his life for Castro but had never been a communist . |
| 19 | None of this alters the fact that it is possible to use these adjectives with a tense value distinctively different from that of the preceding verb ; see ( 51 ) and the contrast in ( 52 ) : ( 51 ) we all know Cerrutty to have been fortunate ( 52 ) ( a ) in the test my men showed themselves alert ( b ) in the test my men showed themselves to have been alert In ( 52 ) , ( a ) would naturally be suitable when the men respond promptly during the test , and ( b ) when , for instance , they had been alert in paying attention to instructions given at some time before the test . |
| 20 | The previous year when she finished fifth she discovered she had been pregnant when taking part . |
| 21 | It was a song or a poem — I do n't know which but to my knowledge it has never been published — which was called ‘ Beautiful Angie ’ , and I clicked immediately and realised there had been another woman about the house . |
| 22 | Cottee was not transfer-listed yesterday , but it is common knowledge that Everton are open to offers and Kendall revealed there has been some interest already this season from other clubs . |
| 23 | But later a spokesman admitted there had been TWO surface subs in the area around that time . |
| 24 | Forgotten , or decided it had been idle talk , a vow impossible to realise . |
| 25 | The food to which Agnes Diggory led her had been welcome , however , and she had chosen to consume it in the friendly housekeeper 's little pantry next to the kitchen , rather than risk encountering Miss Merchiston once again tonight . |
| 26 | If ever I felt I had been rude to her or disobedient , I always felt ashamed . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , I 'd been on the boat a few minutes when I heard someone pounding along the gangway and going ashore , so I knew I 'd been right . ’ |
| 28 | It was so clear that I knew I 'd been blind . |
| 29 | When I left and went to teach in war-torn London , I knew I had been right to make the most of those precious two years . |
| 30 | He thought I had been economical with the truth . |