Example sentences of "it had been [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then it had been Roman revenge against an uprising — but the seizure and detonation of an Israeli atomic bomb by terrorists had made a second holocaust of the land that once was known as Holy . |
| 2 | It was almost a physical pain and for a moment he felt shocked because it had been many years since the agony of losing Gerda . |
| 3 | It had been one way of making firms more competitive . |
| 4 | Christ , it had been one hell of a thrash , an absolute bloody classic . |
| 5 | It had been one thing to be suddenly full of Dutch courage at the thought that Freddie Nash , having seen Eleanor again , had decided to seek her out . |
| 6 | But of course : it had been three years for Ace . |
| 7 | It had been three years for Ace . |
| 8 | But , city dweller as she had always been , she had been aware of every sound — the gentle lapping noises of the canal against the side of the boat , the small night sounds of birds and other creatures , and it had been some time before weary body and brain relaxed . |
| 9 | Even back then , when the world was connected differently , it had been seven miles by road to the nearest town of any size , and that easier to get to by the river . |