Example sentences of "philip had been " in BNC.

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1 Philip had been to Barry 's house once with his Mum .
2 ‘ Lots of them did n't , ’ said Lee , running down the passage and into the kitchen that Philip had been in yesterday morning where Mrs Wright had given him a cup of tea .
3 When Philip had been in hospital when he 'd had croup that 's what he hated worst , the pulling of the curtains .
4 ‘ He was wanting to know if Philip had been up in Mr Hyde 's woods . ’
5 Robert Fellowes , her personal private secretary and the most powerful man in the Palace , is credited with the Princess of Wales 's recent announcement that the Queen and Prince Philip had been supportive to her .
6 ‘ And the most stark example of it all is the phrase that the Queen and Prince Philip had been sympathetic and supportive .
7 Philip VI 's armies had taken key English positions along the Garonne , and Philip had been promising grants and pensions to those Gascons who would enter his obedience .
8 When Geoffrey of Brittany was buried it was said that Philip had been forcibly prevented from throwing himself into the grave to join his friend .
9 At Châteauroux on 23 June 1187 Henry II and Philip had been confronted with the problem of whether or not to commit their forces to battle the most difficult and terrible decision to face an army commander — and they had drawn back .
10 Philip had been slow to move and he had gained little by coronation by such a lowly archbishop as Tarentaise — Trier , Salzburg , Bremen and Magdeburg were all unavailable .
11 However , the damage to Philip had been done .
12 If Philip had been looking for a pale , sickly , ragged and possibly fettered prisoner , Harry would be a considerable shock to him .
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