Example sentences of "had been the leader [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pawlak , a farmer born in 1959 , had been the leader since June 1991 of the Polish Peasant Party ( PSL ) , successor to the United Peasant Party ( an ally of the former ruling Communist Party ) . |
| 2 | At one time he had been the leader of the local rescue brigade and was familiar with the use of breathing apparatus . |
| 3 | A businessman and former diplomat , Anand had been the leader of the successful caretaker government in power following the military coup of February 1991 until the elections of March 1992 [ see pp. 38099 ; 38816 ] . |
| 4 | He had been the leader of the " Club " which had sought to impose a radical , Presbyterian settlement on William in 1689 – 90 . |
| 5 | Joaquim , the next oldest after Martinho , had been the leader in their various scrapes ; even Rogerio ( who had died with Joaquim on the pillion in a motor-bike accident ) had seemed more remarkable than Osvaldo . |