Example sentences of "it [vb past] be that " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | What it implied was that BA has not exactly been covering itself with glory in its propaganda war with Virgin — and would do well to change tactics . |
| 2 | What it meant was that matter could curve a region in on itself so much that it would effectively cut itself off from the rest of the universe . |
| 3 | a paragraph at the end of one of the chapters and , I ca n't remember the exact words but in , what it meant was that for the parents who do restrain the children from what they watch |
| 4 | His Lordship accepted Mr Bayliss 's submission that Order 5 , rule 5 did not give power to make an order for contribution in favour of a representative defendant against a member of the class which he was named as representing ; and that the only power it gave was that of giving leave to a person , in whose favour a judgment or order had been given or made , to enforce the judgment or order against a person not a party to the proceedings who was bound by the judgment or order . |
| 5 | If only it had been that nice John Smith , with his twinkling accountant 's eyes and trust-me smile . |
| 6 | On leaving the stall they plunged into the hall which was bedlam , and far fuller than it had been that morning . |
| 7 | There was the usual bawdy banter , of course , and it had been that way ever since she first put on her white apron and began serving behind the counter . |
| 8 | Medical men had perforce to be botanists , and often gardeners as well , and in time medical knowledge came to be the perquisite of the European religious orders , as it had been that of the priests in the time of the Egyptian pharaohs . |
| 9 | " You 'd have asked at the door if it had been that . |
| 10 | A shiver ran through Theda 's body — the frame that was near a shadow of itself , just as it had been that long-gone day in March . |
| 11 | The ground fire was much worse than it had been that morning . |
| 12 | It had been that first visit to the police station , when the Prince had dangled money in front of the local chief . |