Example sentences of "[noun sg] had been [adj] to [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd never asked me that before , but in fact my religion had been important to me all along ; he only asked me that day because I had my head covered . |
| 2 | His laughter had been natural to him , but this , this removed tranquillity , was more so . |
| 3 | ( Part of Arnold 's failure had been due to his poor delivery as few could actually hear his mumbled address . ) |
| 4 | Music had been important to her and the shelves held a catholic collection of records with which he could refresh or console himself during the two weeks ' holiday . |
| 5 | Her success had been due to her own qualities ; and she had even received national recognition for some of her work . |
| 6 | Thus , a story which for one reason had been meaningful to her as a young child provided guidance for her at adolescence for quite a different reason . |
| 7 | ‘ They must have been pushed to have put that in ! ’ she told him scornfully , although she was secretly pleased to see that the camera had been kind to her . |
| 8 | Mum had been civil to me since the soap episode but something had gone between us . |
| 9 | If that opportunity had been available to him , who knows what difference it might have made ? |