Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [been] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Dierdriu said gently , ‘ Had you been half siblings , something might have been permitted .
2 Had there been any sign of their ill-treating her he would have gone straight at them , hopelessly , with his knife alone .
3 Nor had there been any sort of cultural rethink sufficient to justify the confidence American companies were now placing in British filmmakers .
4 At no time had there been any hint that France should try to benefit from the British embarrassment during this critical period , though the press published sharp attacks on the British policy of reprisals after the Mutiny was over .
5 Nor had there been any talk of her — that she looked ill , or had been ill — nothing at all .
6 First , had there been any illegality of which the court should take note .
7 Had there been any trouble . ’
8 He was not the friend Preston might have picked for that distinction had there been any rivals in the field .
9 Had there been any butterflies around they 'd have been stacked above his head three layers high , all waiting for a chance to land …
10 Eve had never felt remotely like a charity child , nor had there been any pressure on her to join the Order .
11 Had there been some sort of quarrel ? ’
12 Had there been another voice ?
13 Had there been another reason ?
14 Had it been any night other than Wednesday , he would have staggered out .
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