Example sentences of "[noun sg] they had been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even in their heyday they had been fluid entities which could be dormant in specific areas for years at a time , but the decline at the turn of the century was much more widespread than earlier fluctuations . |
| 2 | In the beginning they had been manly contests of strength and skill , strictly conducted to emphasize the virtues of morality , honour and courtesy . |
| 3 | Indeed , the measure of the difficulty they were in can be seen in their own statement of 6 August in defence of their lack of achievement , made on the very day they had been disappointed by Cecil 's letter ; for Knox was inscribing a letter from Argyll and lord James to Sir James Croft , captain of Berwick , saying that they were ‘ sorry to be judged slow , negligent and cold in our proceedings … . |
| 4 | They were walking on to the long ridge they had been able to see from the cottage window . |
| 5 | Most Victorian cities had been urban centres since at least the Middle Ages , though of course they had been tiny in comparison with the size they attained in the nineteenth century . |
| 6 | For the most part they had been one of Europe 's invisible , historyless , subject peoples . |
| 7 | But for the most part they had been undisturbed in their magic island or resort that was closed to others but which they could leave when they pleased . |
| 8 | In the past they had been happy to sit and watch the match all afternoon ( even if that meant dying from the cold ! ) . |
| 9 | The Ulster public was critical and unhappy at the way they had been passive and ineffective as Heath 's government had set up a ‘ power sharing ’ administration complete with Irish republican ministers and had arranged a semicondominium with the Irish Republic in the Sunningdale Agreement and Council of Ireland scheme . |
| 10 | It they had been right , matrilineal society would tend to have a lower level of technological development while patrilineal societies would have a higher level . |
| 11 | Two weeks ago Randalstown lost to Old Alexandra in the All Ireland Cup , but that was due to fatigue as the previous weekend they had been involved in the European Indoor Club Championship . |
| 12 | It occurred to Thomas as he listened to her that Sara had not changed a whit in the whole time they had been married . |
| 13 | It was the first time they had been alone together since Abbotsfield . |
| 14 | The princess , patron of the Northern Ballet , told stars of the company 's production they had been brave to go for a modern version of the Tchaikovsky classic . |
| 15 | Now Mr Hussein has offered the Kurds the autonomy they had been prepared to fight and die for . |