Example sentences of "[noun] had been [noun] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The battered instrument had been Paddy Byrne 's most treasured possession and he had played it like a genius when his belly was full of beer . |
| 2 | His formative influence as a boy had been John Cassell 's Popular Educator , first published in 1852 . |
| 3 | Lizzie Stroud had been Great-Aunt Alicia 's maid for as long as Sara could remember . |
| 4 | The dramatic feature of the day had been Manuel Caballeros 's climb from 5th to equal 1st place . |
| 5 | A college for women had been Mrs Reid 's dream from childhood , and in 1849 she put up the money to found Bedford College , hoping for hundreds of applications but in fact receiving at first only a few dozen , including those of her own friends . |