Example sentences of "it had been that " in BNC.
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| 1 | If only it had been that nice John Smith , with his twinkling accountant 's eyes and trust-me smile . |
| 2 | On leaving the stall they plunged into the hall which was bedlam , and far fuller than it had been that morning . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | " You 'd have asked at the door if it had been that . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The ground fire was much worse than it had been that morning . |
| 8 | It had been that first visit to the police station , when the Prince had dangled money in front of the local chief . |