Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] have been at " in BNC.

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1 But he underlined sharply too , how discouraged and disappointed he had been at the inability of his own Department of Agriculture and the Department of Economic Development to sort out their roles in the scheme of things .
2 McLeish , warmed by the fact that she had taken the trouble to find out a bit about him , confirmed he had been at Reading University and had worked as a young sergeant in the Flying Squad .
3 If he did n't understand something , he was reluctant to stand up and ask , instead he 'd worry it out himself , sometimes I reckoned he 'd been at it all night .
4 ‘ Well , I just thought he 'd been at the whisky even more than usual , and ignored him .
5 Coun Russell said there had been at least two deaths in bedsit fires in Chester in recent years .
6 Although no evidence had been found that Gnassingbe had been present during the attack , the report said he had been at the scene of the attack " immediately beforehand " .
7 Livingstone said he had been at home at the time of the trouble while Hardy said he watched the disturbance , although he did not throw anything .
8 His mother Diane and girlfriend Donna Williams said he had been at home with them .
9 Mr Murphy was released yesterday after statements were produced in court from witnesses who said he had been at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Uxbridge , west London , at the time of the bombing .
10 He said he 'd been at Parkhead recently ( his son is in the reserves ) and Billy Bremner had been there .
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