ASK WHERE { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/Metallica> <http://dbpedia.org/property/pastMembers> <http://dbpedia.org/resource/Cliff_Burton> }
Was Cliff Burton in Metallica?
ASK WHERE { resource:Metallica property:past_members resource:Cliff_Burton }
Yes
[Yes], Cliff Burton was a member of Metallica.
[Yes] Cliff Burton was a past member of Metallica.
[Yes], Cliff Burton is  the past members of the organisation.
[Yes] Cliff Burton is a former member of the organisation.