Example sentences of "i had be [vb pp] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because of the distance of my journey I had been given permission to come during the morning , and there were no other visitors . |
| 2 | Julian Charley , to Edward England , my publisher , and to St. John 's College , Nottingham , where I was at that time principal , and by whose Governors I had been given study leave in order to write the book . |
| 3 | I realized with a shock that this was the first time I had been really unhappy since I had been taken prisoner . |
| 4 | Ever since I had been taken prisoner I had found the presence of German helmets fascinating . |
| 5 | They were as shy as I was and the effort they made to be friendly was the most heartening thing I had experienced since I had been taken prisoner . |