Example sentences of "[noun prp] had been [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , Memet had been to public school , so that had probably finished him off … |
| 2 | Perhaps Bad Schwarzendorn had been in Allied hands by then . |
| 3 | It was obvious that Bonard had been to considerable trouble to arrange for the members of his class to meet people with similar interests to their own . |
| 4 | US Senate armed services committee chairman Sam Nunn asked the Defence Department to conduct a further investigation , citing the statement in the ABC broadcast by Adml. ( retd ) William Crowe , former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , that the Vincennes had been in Iranian waters when it fired the missile , not in international waters as previously claimed . |
| 5 | President Gorbachev , with whom Chancellor Helmut Kohl had been in frequent contact , clearly gave his approval . |
| 6 | Vichy , Spa , Baden-Baden , Aix-les-Bains , but above all the great international spas of the Habsburg monarchy , Gastein , Marienbad , Karlsbad , etc. , were to nineteenth-century Europe what Bath had been to eighteenth-century England , fashionable gatherings justified by the excuse of drinking some form of disagreeable mineral waters or immersing oneself in some form of liquid under the control of a benevolent medical dictator . |
| 7 | Israel had been in political crisis since March 15 , when the previous ruling coalition between Labour and Likud collapsed in disagreement over how to proceed with the Middle East Peace process [ see pp. 37303-04 ] . |
| 8 | Twelve minutes from time Weir had the misfortune to turn a John Eggleston short corner drive into his own net after Raphoe keeper Davy Buchanan had been at full stretch . |
| 9 | Hendry had been through sweet and sour on the weekend . |
| 10 | Massalia had been in direct contact with the Celts at least since the fifth century B.C. The Jews lived in a region where Greek mercenaries were often stationed and Greek merchants often called . |
| 11 | Jerusalem had been in Arab hands since the seventh century and the Holy Sepulchre was empty , but such was the emotional fervour stirred up by Urban 's preachers that the First Crusade was launched and a new kind of ‘ holy war ’ was under way . |
| 12 | Throughout the summer Solchaga had been in fruitless negotiations for a " pact of progress " between the government and the two main unions — the socialist General Workers ' Union ( UGT ) and the communist Workers ' Commissions ( CCOO ) . |
| 13 | Recently Princess Jeeta and Jamila had been in funereal moods , not for a second allowing Anwar to enjoy the pleasure of his tyranny . |
| 14 | Espey had been at United Distillers since 1986 , most recently as chairman of its North American operation , where he oversaw its acquisition of Glenmore Distilleries ( MW July 19 , 1991 ) and the division 's subsequent reorganisation . |
| 15 | ‘ Denis had been in good voice and fine spirits that night . |
| 16 | Middlesbrough had been at full stretch against Cambridge 's direct , high-ball game and their own attack posed little threat in the first half . |
| 17 | Zambia had been in total agreement at first . |