Example sentences of "had been [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are still old Newfoundlanders around who chopped down their maple trees and ripped ’ O Canada ’ from their song-books on March 31 1949 , when the proud island which had been England 's oldest colony joined the Canadian confederation . |
| 2 | One of Al Bowlly 's greatest numbers , ’ he added , mentioning the name of the man who had been England 's most popular crooner until his death . |
| 3 | First there had been Dimsey Turner , and now there was the Reverend Morey . |
| 4 | I wish it had been Carole Lombard … |
| 5 | ‘ It had been Carole 's dream to come and work with us , but sadly that dream was smashed . ’ |
| 6 | Déby had been Habré 's military commander and the architect of victories over Libyan forces in the 1986-87 war [ see pp. 34914-17 ; 35876-79 ; 36256 ] . |
| 7 | Somewhere beyond , the thing that had been Farley Peters — still locked in the corridor wall — gibbered and scrabbled with monstrous hunger . |
| 8 | Down below on the staircase , the thing that had been Farley Peters was trying to crawl up the steps towards him . |
| 9 | The memorable part of the meeting had been Lowell 's eagerness to be with her . |
| 10 | On that third morning , though , it had been Haynes who led out the home team , since Richards was in the press box breathing fire at Daily Express journalist James Lawton who had asked him for an explanation of the V-sign he had given to his own crowd . |
| 11 | I had always wanted to see Harar , which had been Burton 's objective in 1855 . |
| 12 | The museum had taken over the northern end of the building but the main hall of what had been Damiani 's factory , with its vaulted roof and tunnels , was in semi-derelict condition , leased on occasion to a firm of Iranian-born Jews who dealt in Persian art . |
| 13 | He had been Gerry Troy 's first recruit . |
| 14 | If it had been Everthorpe , she would have dismissed this performance as a clumsy pass , but Wilcox seemed teased by some genuine memory . |
| 15 | ( One member of the Silverlock family married Matilda de Langford , whose first husband had been William de Mohun — see page 28 . ) |
| 16 | Another had been William Temple , Butler 's necessary ally in the passing of his Act . |
| 17 | William was born on Monday 9 April 1849 — the only one not to bear a middle Christian name , but then , of course , there had been William Titfords galore back to the 17th century , so the boy was in good company . |
| 18 | In Kent , Edward IV 's sheriff had been William Haute , brother of the arrested Richard Haute , and he was now replaced by Sir Henry Ferrers of Peckham , a former servant of Edward IV and a nephew of William lord Hastings . |
| 19 | Eleanor 's father , Duke William X , had married one of their daughters ; another member of the family had been William IX 's most famous mistress . |
| 20 | In Kent , Edward IV 's sheriff had been William Haute , brother of the arrested Richard Haute , and he was now replaced by Sir Henry Ferrers of Peckham , a former servant of Edward IV and a nephew of William lord Hastings . |
| 21 | No , it had been April then . |
| 22 | James Duke of York was unusually deeply interested in colonial affairs and colonial investment : apart from his ownership of what had been New Amsterdam , he was a governor of the Hudson 's Bay Company and of the Royal Africa Company , and several of the politicians at court invested in these companies and even held posts in them . |
| 23 | But that was less surprising than that somebody had still been issuing such certificates in the chaos that had been Germany , just three weeks before the final surrender . |
| 24 | The original release date had been January this year but it took longer than expected to complete the re-write and ensure there were no bugs . |
| 25 | Granpa thought it could well have been a Saturday , felt it most likely the month had been January , was confident the year was 1900 , and knew it was in the reign of Queen Victoria . |
| 26 | The British critic Bryher regarded the film as ‘ the first authentic comment on the War ’ , praised particularly the depiction of enlistment , and poured scorn on those other British critics who had disliked the film 's suggestion that it had been America who had won the war . |
| 27 | Fergus should have been standing here , thought Taliesin , and there was a pain and an aching void at the knowledge , for this had been Fergus 's quest and his covenant . |
| 28 | Lorton was in the room which had been Arabella 's studio . |
| 29 | However , it had been d'Arquebus who returned along that terrifying , tormenting tunnel … had it not ? |
| 30 | had been Hull University 's social secretary and was a successful agent representing British and international artists . |