Example sentences of "[noun prp] [prep] [noun sg] [vb past] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Bryan of course had been in touch with the Chief Constable about the security and policing of the tournament . |
| 2 | Although his win brought amazed gasps at the time and returned odds of 444–1 on the tote , Foinavon in fact had been bought specifically with the Grand National in mind . |
| 3 | Whatever you call it , Robson 's refusal to jettison the bulk of the side that returned from Germany in shame had been vindicated by Wednesday 's outcome . |
| 4 | Although the evidence for Desiderius 's activity as bishop is unequalled , it is possible to make some comparison with other Merovingian bishops ; Nicetius of Dax had been comes before he became bishop ; Sidonius of Mainz and Felix of Nantes embarked on significant building programmes . |
| 5 | By 1939 two-thirds of the German inhabitants of the areas ceded to Poland by plebiscite had been forced out . |
| 6 | The evening he had taken her and Ingrid to dinner had been wonderful . |