Example sentences of "[noun pl] [Wh pn] had been [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To quote the same news report : ‘ Supporters who had been fierce rivals seconds before when Don Gillies fired in an 80th minute equaliser for Bristol , suddenly joined in a combined celebration . |
| 2 | What they did have was the word ‘ Leeds ’ : often the only English word they knew , passed on to them by relatives who had been early immigrants . |
| 3 | Members who had been earlier supporters of television were confirmed in their views ; those who had been uncertain found themselves in favour ; several original opponents became supporters . |
| 4 | Men who had been seasonal workers formerly began talking of going stone-gathering and ditching during the winter . |
| 5 | There was a tremendous release of tension , particularly for the people , the women who had been permanent workers as opposed to the students . |
| 6 | At a meeting on July 23 , politicians who had been major figures in the pre-1980 period agreed to bring their respective political parties into a united front against President Mugabe 's Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front ( ZANU-PF ) . |