Example sentences of "had been on [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Originally the tax had been on each house ( or chimney ) and not a lump sum paid by diocese , and in 1205 Innocent III attempted to get the full amount , seeking Peter 's Pence " from each house that smoke comes out of " . |
| 2 | She felt cold , although the central heating had been on all morning , and took a large brown woollen shawl out of a drawer and wrapped it round her as she sat in the beanbag and listened . |
| 3 | He continued on across the road and down by the side of the church , heading south towards Pimlico , trying to imagine how it had been on that September day all those years ago . |
| 4 | He had been on that motorbike , which was in bits over beside the wall . |
| 5 | Within a week , I received a duplicated form to fill in stating all my details and demanding proof that I had been on that flight . |
| 6 | When he had been on this diet for ten days he was tested with various foods . |
| 7 | None had experienced higher education , but 19 had been on some form of post-16 provision . |
| 8 | But Karen had been on these holidays before . |