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 .
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