Sentence examples for had been practised from inspiring English sources

In other words, there is no evidence that large-scale human butchery had been practised there.

It was only the third time since 1977 that execution by firing squad had been practised in the US.

He said the play had been rehearsed since January, and that particular scene had been practised "many, many times".

Scientists already knew cannibalism had been practised in the cavern, but were unclear if it was a ritual process or involved the deliberate killing of humans.

"For the 50 villages, in this small snapshot, we located 50 centres run by the army and paramilitaries in which torture had been practised," Imroz said.

The only consistently effective remedy was a treatment that had been practised by physicians for centuries, consisting of a "pelvic massage" – performed manually, until the patient reached a "hysterical paroxysm", after which she appeared miraculously restored.

"I think we had been practising that on holiday!

The Naghmeh-Baran (the melody of rain) ensemble had been practising for six months.

Less typically, Lefeuvre is French and, until March this year, had been practising in Rennes, Brittany.

They had been practising a song dedicated to him, hoping he would find time to visit.

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson had been practising privately since 1865 but had not been licensed to work in a hospital.