Example sentences of "it [vb mod] have been this " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had been active in south Wales under Edward IV , being made chamberlain there in 1479 , and it may have been this which brought him to Gloucester 's attention . |
| 2 | The weight of the church of Canterbury was behind Wihtred and it may have been this which ensured his success . |
| 3 | It may have been this connection that took him to Nottinghamshire in 1580 , to work for Arundell 's brother-in-law , Sir Francis Willoughby , at Wollaton Hall . |
| 4 | It may have been this group Professor Ashton had in mind when he drew attention to the way in which London banks played a role in making available the " savings of agriculturalists ' to provide " much of the investment in manufacture " . |
| 5 | He had been active in south Wales under Edward IV , being made chamberlain there in 1479 , and it may have been this which brought him to Gloucester 's attention . |
| 6 | It may have been this subjective judicial approach which led to the strange result in Attwood . |
| 7 | It is therefore slightly ironic that it should have been this same Meistersinger which now finally stirred his feelings to the point where any " healthy " critical stance became impossible . |
| 8 | Ironically , it might have been this shadow hanging over him which was responsible for his change in fortunes on the course . |
| 9 | He was describing Denis Law but it could have been this era . |
| 10 | But of her job as Minister of Health she said : ‘ If I had been forced to pick any job it would have been this one . ’ |