Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [noun sg] [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was only when they saw the picture on the cover of a magazine — on their 38th wedding anniversary — that they realised their kiss had been captured forever . |
| 2 | Rachel had become so lost in her thoughts that she suddenly realised her father had been talking to her and she had n't heard a word . |
| 3 | But when Eliot asked how she would get the keys to the desk , she realized her suggestion had been useless : she had forgotten that Maureen had taken them from her . |
| 4 | The evasive answers told her progress had been minimal , it was going to be some time before Emelda faced a press launch . |
| 5 | Although he had kept up his reading — particularly in Greek and French — and written some stories for the Speaker , he believed his intellect had been let sleep . |
| 6 | There was no immediate sign of an answer , but after Creggan had given up any hope of a reply and was looking at the path lights beginning to come on in the Park outside the Zoo there was a subtle shift of talons in Slorne 's cage , a gentle shift of wings , the swiftest of meek glances , and Creggan , too late to catch the look full on , yet sensed that in her mute way Slorne was saying ‘ Yes , oh yes , you were right to predict her return ’ This knowledge that another eagle there believed his prediction had been right gave Creggan comfort in those first weeks in the Cages . |
| 7 | Though comparatively few knights were actually killed in battle , the prince who committed his cause to battle was also putting himself in jeopardy , since it was always clear that the surest way to win a battle was to capture or kill the opposing commander , as Harold was killed at Hastings . |
| 8 | Greenpeace claimed its ship had been rammed off the coast of France by a Japanese warship escorting the shipment . |
| 9 | The judge remarked on it but reckoned its perfection had been ‘ staged and arranged ’ . |
| 10 | Tests showed his confession had been tampered with . |
| 11 | There was no need to ask : Bowyer 's body was an open wound from head to toe , his face disfigured by a mass of bruises , and the slackness of his head showed his neck had been broken . |
| 12 | A further solicitor 's letter informed Brenda that the Sharmas believed Robbie to be their dog ( they claimed his fur had been dyed ! ) , and that their bitch had been exchanged with another before the inspection . |
| 13 | Beeson , the England captain , scored his first victory over the world No. 9 , Zarak Jahan Khan , with one of the finest performances of his career , and then complained about the remarks he claimed his opponent had been making during the rallies . |
| 14 | He claimed his client had been victimised . |
| 15 | The client stated his contract had been executed at an unexpectedly high price . |
| 16 | Last night a spokesman for Bristol Social Services confirmed his department had been asked to investigate by the police . |
| 17 | As unemployment climbed above three million for the first time in six years , the latest figures showed our region has been hard hit by the recession . |
| 18 | I was so purified and uplifted that when I came out and discovered my car had been towed away and I 'd have to fork out 70 quid , I was completely unruffled . |
| 19 | From these fragments I reconstructed the brooding melancholy of a land subject to disaster after disaster , a family forced out through poverty , and I wove from insubstantial vapour the misty quilt in which I sensed his childhood to have been enveloped . |
| 20 | We did not get a written reply , however , via our National Secretary we heard our letter had been misconstrued and we were wanting to opt out . |
| 21 | With child benefit included their income has been increased from £124.20 to £148.62 a week . |
| 22 | With child benefit included their income has been increased from £124.20 to £148.62 a week . |
| 23 | With child benefit included their income has been increased from £124.20 to £148.62 a week . |
| 24 | A man who allowed a greyhound to suffer for six weeks after it broke its leg has been banned from keeping dogs for three years . |
| 25 | With Doug , I felt my love had been trampled on and I was shattered that he 'd chosen , emotionally , to abandon me . ’ |
| 26 | I thought my form had been good enough throughout the year to warrant selection , but there is always that niggling doubt , especially as I had angered Frank Dick by not turning up for a relay practice at Loughborough where he was engaged in running the annual Summer School for athletics . |
| 27 | The average holiday cost £370 a week and nine out of 10 thought their holiday had been good value . |
| 28 | Mr and Mrs Robinson , who own the house but have divided it into single bed-sits for Social Security tenants , told police that at first they thought their son had been a victim of cot death syndrome , but a post mortem examination revealed the murder and assault . |
| 29 | ‘ I read a very good piece by Candida Crewe , in which she said that she felt her life had been made richer by having had step-parents . |
| 30 | Although Thomas felt her husband had been stupid to bring a woman like this to the planet , he did not intend to abandon her to the mercy of the hostile environment and the murderous shapechanger . |