Example sentences of "it had [be] [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been five hours since he 'd got home , and he had n't slept in that time . |
| 2 | It had been five years since the President had last presented the awards for gallantry and to voluntary workers , and in his opening remarks he reflected that in that time over 7,600 lives had been saved , 180 new boats built and lifeboat technology had advanced by leaps and bounds . |
| 3 | It had been utter surprise and defeat , casualties grievous . |
| 4 | I cried in surprise , for it had been four years since he disappeared . |
| 5 | It had been four years since Jessamy had seen her , and she did n't seem to have changed at all . |
| 6 | It had been four days since the of worlder had said what he thought would be required , and still parin had not provided his answer . |
| 7 | Though I 'd visited the family in Al Ain and Abu Dhabi , it had been two years since I 'd been to their camp on the Gulf . |
| 8 | He saw and he cared , but it had been many months since he had counted with her . |
| 9 | It had been all whispers and lies till they got to the shop . |
| 10 | It had been eleven months since he 'd seen or spoken to Chester , but he was greeted as effusively as ever , and ushered in . |
| 11 | It had been eleven months since they had parted . |
| 12 | It had been sheer vanity that had made Fran call at the exclusive boutique on the way home from work , and now as she studied the dress she wondered if that vanity had bordered on madness ! |
| 13 | It had been eight years since the council published its accounts on time . |
| 14 | to do these at home I said well it had been twenty hours or nothing cos me and my old man do n't speak ! |
| 15 | It had been three years since Katherine Lundy had shot the man she had once loved . |
| 16 | It had been three days since she 'd seen Luke , three days that she 'd spent trying to get him out of her system , but she could n't deny the sudden rush of emotion at the thought of seeing him again . |
| 17 | It had been three weeks since they had last met . |
| 18 | Well , it had been some while since she 'd walked ten miles in one go — or even five , for that matter , she excused her fluttering heart . |
| 19 | It had been some time since I had visited Ingleborough , so last summer I went back with a couple of friends to rediscover some of its hidden treasures . |
| 20 | It had been some time since they had had the chance for such indulgences . |
| 21 | He added that it had been some years since he had been back in England . |
| 22 | It had been forty years since he had first met Felicity ; they had been students at the Sorbonne reading a course entitled ‘ Civilisation francaise ’ , paid for by their indulgent fathers . |
| 23 | most of us had eaten our lunch by then on the coach because we were so hungry , after all it had been seven hours since we had last eaten . |