Example sentences of "had ever been [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reality represented the truth about movie-making itself , and a final shattering of all the illusions that had ever been presented to a cinema audience , for , seemingly , he had not realized that he had built into his masterpiece a piece of self-destruct mechanism . |
| 2 | And then , as something else occurred to him , ‘ Was that , then , the only time that twins had ever been born to the Wolfline ? ’ |
| 3 | Howbeit all these things appeared as nothing to Rodrigo when he thought of the wrong done to his father , the first which had ever been offered to the blood of Layn Calvo . |
| 4 | It was the best excuse that had ever been offered to a radio reporter in search of an interview ; ‘ No , I 'm sorry , I ca n't speak to you . |
| 5 | It asked the troops whether they had ever been linked to a group who aimed to overthrow the authority of the State , or if they had any family members , friends or associates connected with such organisations . |
| 6 | In France , Bernard found himself with more time than he had ever been used to in his working life ; after his hour-long morning telephone call to John James the day stretched ahead . |
| 7 | Another strange bird had descended in great flocks on the Mokai , much to Gould 's delight as only a single specimen had ever been delivered to England prior to 1839 , which was in the collection of the Linnean Society . |