Example sentences of "had [adv] been [noun] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This had long been Meredith Putt 's favourite ride . |
| 2 | It had always been Jamie Reid 's belief that the Sex Pistols should be broken up after successfully scandalising the Jubilee . |
| 3 | It had once been Chris Patten 's task to help Mrs Thatcher as she worked through the night . |
| 4 | Dexter remembered she had once been David Parkin 's lover . |
| 5 | The building on the left with the curved façade had formerly been Joseph Cottle 's bookshop |