Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [be] [adj] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Touche Ross had been involved in discussions with COSLA and the Scottish Office and had provided all of the supporting information and details . |
| 2 | Hurtado had been involved in disagreements over economic policy with Industry and Commerce Minister Guido Pennano , who criticized the government 's IMF-backed tight fiscal policy for deepening the recession , failing to cure hyperinflation , and making exports uncompetitive by overvaluing the inti . |
| 3 | For four days , the nearby town of Ballater had been awash with rumours that the Landau Carriage would be used — weather permitting . |
| 4 | Some who had gone to Israel had been involved in protests from July 1985 onwards against the ruling of the Chief Rabbinate that they should undertake a " formal " conversion to Judaism [ see p. 34008 ] . |
| 5 | Currently the DLP executive chairman , Kim Young Sam had been involved in struggles within the DLP over his candidacy for the presidential elections . |
| 6 | He admitted that some people in Hong Kong had been alarmed by reports of carnage in Peking but said this was only because they ‘ misunderstood ’ or had been misled by the ‘ false reporting and even rumour of some news media ’ . |
| 7 | Almond Nofomela had been among the most trusted of Coetzee 's askaris in his years with Section C. Nofomela had been involved in killings up to despatch of the unfortunate Lesotho diamond dealer . |
| 8 | As usual Maeve had been full of questions . |
| 9 | Sir Henry Manceville had been obsessed with ghosts and . |
| 10 | Kandersteg and the hotel Victoria combined are ideal for families with young children . |
| 11 | Tim Roberts , prosecuting , said Summersgill had been involved in burglaries at a butcher 's , a shop and a show house . |
| 12 | Jim had been good with relatives , but Jack had some extra dimension to add to it . |
| 13 | Only six winters earlier , respectable London had been awash with fears of violent crime . |
| 14 | Aunt Bedelia had been busy for days shaping sausage meat into pigs ' testicles and dormice . |
| 15 | Although the NKP had been short of funds and lacking a credible presidential candidate , there were reports that some of the party 's legislators were unwilling to accept the merger . |
| 16 | Edmund had been dead for months and she had n't known it . |
| 17 | A spokeswoman claimed that Itoh had been involved in discussions with Sun regarding OEM supply of the X-terminal built by C Itoh , but Sun had decided to go its own way . |
| 18 | Margaret had been close to tears as she 'd responded to her elder daughter 's terse demand for further information — a phenomenon in itself , as Gina knew her mother rarely allowed emotion to disturb the still beautiful contours of her face . |
| 19 | Already Hodai was starting to adopt the mannerisms which Rostov supposed were common to teachers everywhere . |