Sentence examples for had been at from inspiring English sources

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had belonged at

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"had been at" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is the past perfect tense of the verb "to be" and is used to indicate an action or state that occurred before another past action. Example: She couldn't find her keys because she had been at work all day.

Exact(58)

Vandals had been at work.

The New York Times

I had been at work that morning.

The New Yorker

I had been at sea.

The New York Times

There had been at least one suicide.

The Guardian

My dad had been at every round.

The Guardian - Sport

Her parents had been at the performance.

The New Yorker

One call had been at 4.26am.

The Guardian

Raúl had been at it for years.

The Guardian - Sport

The royalty had been at 18percentt.

The New York Times - Magazine

Similar(2)

Looking back, it had been at best an infatuation.

Vice

Some had been at Aspen for decades.

The New York Times - Arts

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had investigated at

had begun at

had believed at

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had available at

had participated at

had worked at

had pointed at

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