Example sentences of "had be [adv] [vb pp] [adv] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the early 1960s the American containment ring around the Soviet bloc had been seriously breached only by the Soviet acquisition of military facilities in Cuba . |
| 2 | This had been further enhanced recently by his appearance in television ads for the estate agency chain , which suggested his decision to give up an earlier acting career had been a smart move . |
| 3 | All the nationals except the Daily Star , which had been specifically based there by its owners to soak up the spare capacity left by their other declining title , the Daily Express , had either closed down , moved to London or drastically reduced their Manchester operations . |
| 4 | Hsu had twice previously attempted to return to Taiwan but had been quietly turned away by officials nervous of the publicity a trial would attract . |
| 5 | The financial savings made possible by Sandys ’ Reformation had been gradually whittled away by escalating equipment costs , and by the need to provide the strategic mobility that his policies had assumed , but which had been inadequately provided for in his costings . |
| 6 | Bunker 's early efforts to bring about a settlement had been angrily brushed aside by Clasper , who told the regional officer in no uncertain terms that his help was not needed . |
| 7 | A fortnight ago , she had been too taken aback by the idea to absorb what it could imply , but before anything was fixed there were matters which she and Vitor must discuss , parameters to be defined , agreements which needed to be cut and dried . |
| 8 | This had been Politically confirmed both by Macmillan at Klagenfurt on 13 May , and by the State Department in its reply to Kirk on 15 May . |