Example sentences of "[vb past] been [noun] [noun] who " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , it had been Dr Kemp who had written a reference for her when she 'd changed jobs . |
| 2 | McGee had summoned the Dean , but it had been Lord Cumbermound who had led the party down the back stairs . |
| 3 | But it had been Mrs McBride who had started as she meant to go on . |
| 4 | It was announced in mid-November that the United People 's Party ( UPP ) , the grouping formed by Hyundai conglomerate founder Chung Ju Yung , was to merge with the New Korea Party ( NKP ) which had been formed in October [ see p. 39142 ] by defectors from the political mainstream , most of whom had been DLP members who were opposed to the succession of Kim Young Sam . |
| 5 | It had been Bruce Davidson who had interviewed Yeo before , when Angela Morgan had still been officially only a Missing Person and Peter Yeo , as her employer , one of the obvious people to talk to about where she might be . |
| 6 | If it had been Jamie Baird who was waiting for her in the drawing-room , would she have been so angry ? |
| 7 | Try to imagine , if you will , the ferocity of the reaction in the West if it had been Saddam Hussein who had poured napalm down on Kurdish villages three weeks ago ! |
| 8 | It had been Great-Aunt Alicia who had considered it a marvellous and exciting opportunity and persuaded her to accept it . |
| 9 | My sleep/wake clock had bust a spring and I was worried about the fact that it had been Billy Tuckett who had dropped through the skylight . |