Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] been the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Even had it been the best apple tree anyone could knit I can not see that I would hang swing tickets on it ( so badly coloured with felt tip pen that the Infant 's class would be ashamed of the work ! ) . |
2 | Had it been the other way round , and I was experiencing an Anglican church for the first time , the shock might have been even greater . |
3 | Thirty minutes of oratory and twelve of applause ; or had it been the other way round ? |
4 | I know the soldier would have helped Russell had it been the other way around . |
5 | Had it been the final confirmation of her suspicions ? |
6 | Had it been the biggest mistake of her life ? |