Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [vb past] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Purchased during that mad shopping trip at Bloomingdales , the minuscule garment in watery shades of blue and green had been by far the most decent item among the swimwear items bought for her by Ross . |
| 2 | Although comparisons of fixed doses of drugs have limitations , the doses of propranolol and nifedipine used were in the middle of their therapeutic ranges . |
| 3 | Probably his mother and father her mother and father had been in there anyway . |
| 4 | John Morton was the Darvel blacksmith , as his father and grandfather had been before him . |
| 5 | As my companion informed me , he had held many important posts in Geneva , and was a counsellor , as his father and grandfather had been before him . |
| 6 | And revenge had been in his mind when playing the joke on Music Week . |
| 7 | My mum and dad had been through a very bad divorce , so I suppose she was frightened of being too strict and pushing me away , in case I turned against her . |
| 8 | Both Father and Mother had been through difficult times financially in their twenties but Father had founded a fine family business in London which flourished and while both of them were wise and sensible about money there was never any lack of it and funds were available for anything that would widen our horizons and education . |