Example sentences of "had been [vb pp] [adj] time before " in BNC.
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| 1 | This approach would have involved solving problems and duplicating work which in all probability had been done many times before in other organizations . |
| 2 | But Hygeberht had been demoted some time before . |
| 3 | Although the word ‘ reckless ’ had been used many times before in the context of manslaughter , a distinctive doctrine was established in Seymour ( 1983 ) . |
| 4 | The roof was slightly unusual due to the relative heights of the eaves and the ridge , but to a structural engineer the design was sound and anyway was one that had been used many times before . |
| 5 | Although this had been suggested many times before , Stuart was the first to succeed , and his work shaped the future of the extension system . |