Example sentences of "[noun sg] had [vb pp] [prep] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An easy symbiosis had come into being between the cultivated pagan and the educated Christian . |
| 2 | The monster had promised to be with me on my wedding night , but he had not planned to kill me . |
| 3 | If , at first , his rule had appeared to be to the benefit of France , in the last years it had suffered considerable setbacks . |
| 4 | Not only did I not know how the apple had come to be on the bookcase , or in the house for that matter ; but how could it be perfect in every way . |
| 5 | I imagined how the apple had come to be in my bed . |
| 6 | At the time the information had seemed to be of no consequence . |
| 7 | Amsterdam was frowning , suddenly recalling the number of social occasions when Honor had contrived to be at his elbow . |