Example sentences of "[prep] they had [be] [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prior of the Austin canons of Launde , in Leicestershire , followed these into captivity , and shortly all of them had been put to death for treason . |
| 2 | This was a potentially decisive arm in warfare , and some 50 of them had been transported to France in the greatest secrecy . |
| 3 | They were withdrawn almost immediately , but not before one of them had been sold to an unkown customer . |
| 4 | The last man reached the fresh air base at 12.05 a.m. on Sunday , 10th September , and soon afterwards , all of them had been brought to the surface . |
| 5 | There was a vacancy for a permanent inspector , for one of them had been promoted to be solicitor of customs , and Robert Fullerton was considered satisfactory by the customs commissioners . |