Example sentences of "these had [adv] been [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again , in terms of the quantitative restrictions that had bedevilled trade in the past , many of these had already been swept away or modified by OEEC . |
| 2 | When Menelik founded Addis Ababa in 1889 the countryside had been forested with juniper and wild olive , but these had soon been cut down for firewood and building material , whereupon Menelik announced that he was going to move his capital for the third time . |
| 3 | These had probably been caused as Trixie tried to pull away from the heater . |
| 4 | The MPs elected in 1918 came near to meeting the expectations of 1911 and many of these had indeed been selected as candidates before the war : in 1918 the average age rose sharply ( over half were over fifty ) , the proportion with interests in the land fell , and the proportion with interests in business rose from 24 to 41 per cent . |
| 5 | These had originally been delivered in two batches , 46 to the London UniteD and 54 to the MetropolitaN tramways . |
| 6 | These had originally been envisaged as rewards for the undertaking of religious exercises , but during the late medieval period were increasingly also being sold for cash . |
| 7 | These had always been kept closed , trussed-up , gingerly moved , kept out of the way lest they offend . |
| 8 | In the absence of the Orkney guidelines , she asked to be told which guidelines had been used , and whether these had ever been placed before the Island 's Social Work Committee for their approval . |