Example sentences of "had be promise a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had been promised a gripping afternoon 's shoot in the Locarno Gents ( where the original play was entirely set ) . |
| 2 | A 12-line , three sentence denial of the charges made by the tabloid New York Post , failed to satisfy Mr Rather 's critics , who had been promised a ‘ point-by-point ’ rebuttal of the accusations . |
| 3 | At one time Prime considered defecting to Russia where he had been promised a KGB colonel 's pension for life . |
| 4 | There would also be new roads and possibly other investment : the nearest town to the Sizewell site had been promised a new swimming pool . |
| 5 | She feared John might not be at home but he was , and was very excited because he had been promised a job . |