Example sentences of "that had [been] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Despite the odds against her , she would have persevered if that had been the only hope of tracing her sister . |
2 | Although in theory we do not know how it would have turned out if that had been the only option available to Mr. Thorpe , we know that the principles are clearly set out in the health service management documents and at a political level by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State . |
3 | That had been the central claim of Tawney 's Secondary Education for All , made in 1922 and constantly reaffirmed since . |
4 | That had been the first news this night had brought the Duke — that Napoleon 's army had branched off the Brussels road to drive the Prussians eastwards away from the British . |
5 | That had been the first of many occasions when a baby in her care collapsed suddenly and surprisingly , said Mr Goldring . |
6 | If that had been the final outcome , question marks over the ability of sterling to maintain its value against the Deutschmark would have been raised and there would have been a prospect of a rise in interest rates to protect the pound . |
7 | That had been the wrong thing too . |
8 | That had been the wrong thing to say . |