Example sentences of "had already be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The militia lost heart at this news ; they had already been on duty for a month , and had been treated with extraordinary meanness by the citizens they were defending , who , they complained , ‘ would not even allow straw for the poor men to lay upon ’ while ‘ some were eight , some seven , and all six nights and days under arms upon the walls ’ . |
| 2 | I have been here that long I thought that I had already been on … ‘ |
| 3 | The intention and the vow itself were no cynical charade , for Edward had already been on crusade and shared the piety and the military enthusiasm which impelled so many to the Holy Land . |
| 4 | How much more able to make that judgement were those colleagues who had already been on the board for seven years or more ? ’ |
| 5 | His first job was to start his teams to plough : he had already been on the field the day before to mark out the stetches . |