Example sentences of "[noun prp] had been [adj] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | More recently , in Mary Tudor 's reign , the family had come into favour at court because of its reputation for piety and loyalty to the Church , and Sir Gregory had been able to build a new house on the site of the old . |
| 2 | Pepita had been fortunate to have a job where there was a doctor or nurse on site . |
| 3 | Pawlak had been unable to present a Cabinet on July 2 , after the three-party " small coalition " [ see p. 38881 ] deserted his own Polish Peasant Party ( PSL ) . |
| 4 | Ralph Grunte had been pleased to receive a letter from the Headmaster of Roedean ; yes , it was a headmaster . |
| 5 | Ralph Grunte had been pleased to receive a letter from the Headmaster of Roedean ; yes , it was a headmaster . |
| 6 | His stepfather , Mr Roger Cager , said yesterday that after the operation Simon had been able to pass a medical to train to be a policeman . |
| 7 | The Far Eastern Economic Review of March 19 said that Lu 's comment was based on " the mistaken belief " that tax increases imposed by Macleod had been necessary to avoid a deficit . |
| 8 | It was a full day later before Schmidt had been able to form a coherent sentence , though his words still came in a low , wracked whisper . |
| 9 | At the start of all this , Cassie had been unable to imagine a reality where someone who was important to her lived under the shadow of a constant and relentless danger . |
| 10 | Evidently , Frankenstein had been unable to create a face that pleased him . |