Sentence examples similar to had invited formerly from inspiring English sources

He had been given a chance to conduct the Chicago Symphony once before; Zarin Mehta, formerly director of the Ravinia Festival, the orchestra's summer home, had invited him.

Palin had invited it.

They had invited us.

Ms. Pressman, a news researcher who formerly worked for The Times, said the officers who interviewed her at the hospital had told her that because she had invited the man in, it would be a "he said, she said" situation and that she did not have a case.

Kathleen Matthews had invited me over.

No one had invited me.

We had invited 250 of them.

Hurtigruten (www.hurtigruten.us), formerly Norwegian Coastal Voyage Inc., has invited the Norwegian National Opera aboard its 674-passenger Trollfjord ship for several opera-themed cruises in late January.

In fact, the commission has invited representatives from all fast-food restaurants, including McDonald's, Burger King and KFC (formerly Kentucky Fried Chicken), to meet with commission officials next month to discuss safety standards for toys and other promotional items.

Should we have invited ourselves?

It has invited ridicule.