Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] had [adv] [been] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it also implies that where there had once been marriage , there was now divorce . |
| 2 | silence where there had once been pools |
| 3 | John Stork — when in his mid-30s — became aware of headhunting when he found himself on the receiving end of a headhunter 's call for the first time ; in due course he became the successful candidate , but did not take the job , staying on as a member of the international Board of Masius Wynne-Williams advertising agency , where he had earlier been head of research . |
| 4 | It was formed in response to the urban riots in the late 1960s , although there had previously been community activity concentrated on winning historic and architectural recognition for the area . |
| 5 | Among several other flaws in Anselm 's election and investiture , there was one which neither Anselm nor anyone else mentioned at the time , but was later to be held against him by the papal legate : on a strict view , his election -in addition to all its other legal defects — had been schismatic , since the king and all the others who took part , with the sole exception of Anselm himself , were schismatics , for they had not recognized Urban II as the legitimate pope although he had now been pope for five years . |
| 6 | The room was silent , as if there had never been conversation between old friends . |
| 7 | The window was dark , as if there had never been candle-light . |
| 8 | He put out his arms and caught her and held her , and they stood there on the gravel path in the grounds of Hilderbridge General Hospital , embraced as if they had long been lovers and had known each other with profound emotion and physical joy and had been parted only to meet again now , by chance , so felicitously . |
| 9 | ‘ The APB would never have made it if it had all been practitioners . |
| 10 | One gate that he could open himself let him into a front garden patrolled by two Dobermans , but he was okay with dogs because there had always been dogs at his mother 's home , and at his grandparents ' home . |
| 11 | It was disturbing , in an invigorating sort of way , because it had always been Mandy who saw her beauty , no matter what . |
| 12 | He caught the glint of a smile from Fael-Inis at that , and felt a sudden delight , because the fire was surging up all about them , and Fael-Inis had taken up a stance at the fore of the Chariot , and he was gathering up silken reins between his hands , only the reins were of living colour and shifting light , and there were certainly spells within them as there had certainly been spells in the Chamber of the Looms … |
| 13 | He said there had been representations from the bookmaking and greyhound racing industries in Scotland opposed to evening opening , though there had also been comments from the bookmaking industry supporting the principle . |
| 14 | And in the course of a few hours the softly spoken , silver-haired woman had made her feel as though they had always been friends . |