Example sentences of "[noun prp] john had be " in BNC.
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1 | Sir John had been a Conservative councillor and had presided over the National Industrial Relations Court for the two and a half years of its existence during the Heath administration . |
2 | There had at one time , Agnes had told her , been a full complement of horses and hounds , for Sir John had been a keen sportsman . |
3 | Uncle John had been killed in the War . |
4 | Philip sat down on the wet scree thinking about the War , and Arnhem where Great Uncle John had been killed . |
5 | Young John had been delighted . |
6 | He left a Bonnie Raitt concert early , and his review was the only one that omitted to mention that Elton John had been an unexpected guest . |