had been
- past perfect of be.
Example Sentences
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But in Chattanooga's Federal District Court last week, attorneys filed a gruesome complaint asserting that Harrell F. Huggins had-been a double victim of wrong surgery in just such a mixup.
From Time Magazine Archive
Superintendent Schwarzkopf announced that purported representatives of the Governor had tampered with his State troopers, tried to make them admit that Hauptmann had-been framed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Six years ago the Senate committee investigating the Department of Justice suspected that alleged graft by the "Ohio Gang" had-been deposited in the Midland National.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was Madge and the donkey basket-trap ahead on the road to the house, bearing proof of the veiled had-been: signification of a might-have-been.
From The Amazing Marriage — Complete by Meredith, George
"I hav'n't finished my story," said Mr. Bishop, after these and other comments had-been made.
From John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life by Adams, Frederick Upham
