Example sentences of "[Wh det] life [vb past] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was the binding of wounds and examining of bruises to be considered , and the saying of prayers and sewing-up in bedding of those whose lives had been forfeit and above all there was a great deal of talking to be one , for , as the Magistrate scientifically observed , nothing unusual can happen among human beings without generating an immense , compensating volume of chatter . |
| 2 | As far as anyone could make out none of the hostages whose lives had been threatened earlier in the year had actually been harmed , but the stream of communiqués from the groups had dried up . |
| 3 | Many of the children , even if not born in Ireland , were of Irish parents who had left behind appalling deprivation in their homeland and whose lives had been one long struggle for survival . |
| 4 | Kylie tried hard to research the part of the wayward Lola whose life had been so very different from her own . |
| 5 | A wool skirt was a strange thing to one whose life had been spent battling the sun . |
| 6 | A well-known member of a prominent fishing company whose life had been plagued by tragedy and illness decided to commit suicide . |