Example sentences of "that john [vb past] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The miners who had escaped , knew immediately that John had been left behind but did not know whether he had been entombed alive or buried under the rock . |
| 2 | Liza had written some weeks ago to say that John had been sent , at only a few hours ' notice , on a course . |
| 3 | I thought back to something Barbara had said not long before , that John had been the glue that bonded all his friends together , the magnet which drew everyone closer . |
| 4 | The inquest heard that John had been drinking but was cheerful not drunk . |
| 5 | It was n't that long ago that John Hurt was drinking heavily , and had been doing so for years . |