Example sentences of "had just been [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jesus , Saint Peter and James and John had just been on the mountain top at the site of the transfiguration , a high point in the gospel story , and right on the heels of that they descended into the valley below and there was a crowd with Jesus ' others disciples . |
| 2 | She once reported to Robert Landgrebe , marketing manager , in a voice of genuine shock that she had just been on an aeroplane with three accountants ‘ and do you know , they tried to talk to me about design ’ . |
| 3 | We was in this railway station and Marie had just been to the dentist . |
| 4 | Clare had just been to the lavatory , which , she claimed , was a significant experience . |
| 5 | He had just been to the Palace to kiss hands as Prime Minister for the second time . |
| 6 | Mrs Ditchburn had just been to her local shops at Cotteslow to buy her great-grandson a birthday card when she was set upon . |
| 7 | Finding a lone man amid open ocean is doubtful at the best of times , and we had just been through the densest fog bank either one of us had ever experienced . |
| 8 | You could spot where it had just been by aeroplanes and helicopters taking off in a hurry . |
| 9 | as if she had just been in actual combat she dropped down on to the couch and sat gasping , drawing in long , shuddering breaths . |