If something happened or was true ~, it happened or was true in the past.
He had ~ been in the Navy.
...east Germany’s ~ state-controlled companies.
ADV: ADV with cl/group, ADV before v
If something happened or was true ~, it happened or was true in the past.
He had ~ been in the Navy.
...east Germany’s ~ state-controlled companies.
ADV: ADV with cl/group, ADV before v
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012