Example sentences of "[noun sg] had be [verb] to this " in BNC.

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1 Public attention had been drawn to this issue in the early 1960s .
2 Until thrombolytics and recanalisation for myocardial infarction , little attention had been paid to this possibility in man , although arrhythmias are associated with reperfusion of ischaemic myocardium in animals .
3 Mr Kuntar , one of two alleged ‘ kidney brokers ’ , came into the room and told him his kidney had been given to this man .
4 Mr Kuntar , one of two alleged ‘ kidney brokers ’ , came into the room and told him his kidney had been given to this man .
5 Finally it was recorded that " representatives of G-1 and G-5 should go to Main Eighth Army for discussion " and Eighth Army had been notified to this effect on 23 May , as a reply to its signal U 128 of 21 May requesting guidance on questions concerning " various nationals " .
6 Largely in the hope of preventing or deterring attempts at scaling , walls had traditionally been built high : thickness and solidity had been sacrificed to this need , for walls could not be both high and thick .
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