Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [conj] it [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Poland was not even in the same shape or place as it had been , and virtually the only thing that now united the Poles of the different partition experiences , religious beliefs and political outlooks was a new found sense of Polish national feeling . |
| 2 | But the location is , as it were , accidental , and contributes nothing to the tension between Circe and Persephone as it has been teased out , in this passage along with others , by Guy Davenport ( see his ‘ Persephone 's Ezra ’ , in New Approaches to Ezra Pound ) . |
| 3 | Would I one day show people this jacket and say that it had been a lovely afternoon in Central Park when he gave it to me and , in closing , would I say that as he disappeared into the trees , I never saw Oscar Wilde again ? |
| 4 | we have had a few successes in spite of this uncaring government , and feel that it has been worthwhile to protest . |
| 5 | I would look at it again , and see if it had been totally destroyed . |
| 6 | unless he was looking around and see if it had been bumped in the night |
| 7 | Add the sherry to the pan , and stir until it has been reduced to a glaze . |