Example sentences of "[noun prp] had been [verb] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It really seemed as if Ross had been determined to make sure the day was a success . |
| 2 | The letter continued : ’ According to the officer , Mr. Docherty had been directed to use unroadworthy vehicles belonging to his employers , RT Transport . |
| 3 | Carrie 's parents and their youngest son Danny had been forced to find alternative accommodation and they ended up in one of the most dilapidated tenement blocks in Bermondsey . |
| 4 | What it did not want the public to know was that Blake had been authorised to do shady deals with Russian intelligence , including the betrayal of MI6 agents in East Germany , and the whole plan had backfired because he was a spy already . |
| 5 | These had received pre-training in which the CS had been used to signal electric shock — pre-training designed to interfere with the final stage of appetitive conditioning . |
| 6 | Mr Michael had been asked to arrange electronic sweeps of all office communication equipment in the interests of personal security . |