Example sentences of "all these [noun pl] had be " in BNC.

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1 By the time all these factors had been taken into account , any link between lead and impaired intelligence faded into statistical insignificance .
2 When all these lights had been left far behind him and there was nothing but darkness on either side , Gazzer was still running .
3 All these papers had been locked away out of sight , in no particular order , in a tin trunk stored in that part of the attic which had not been incorporated into the living accommodation .
4 Faye demanded , in her pert , pretty way that did nothing to hide her seriousness , why all these plans had been made without a meeting to get everyone 's approval ?
5 When all these objects had been tested and discussed , they took them out and put them on the shelf in two groups : those that floated , and those that sank .
6 It seemed that the doctor 's hunch had been right : all these problems had been due to Candida .
7 For twenty years all these details had been arranged for her .
8 All these trees had been growing on peat do you see , and the peat was dry .
9 After the removal of the tumours all these patients had been followed up by gastroscopies every six to 12 months .
10 It took until 1922 before all these measures had been passed , under continuing pressure from feminist and purity groups .
11 All these messages had been sent forth , and she had received none of them , had continued to consider herself in charge , in control , the prime mover .
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