Example sentences of "it had [adv] [be] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Soviet Union acted immediately on Aug. 2 to suspend weapons shipments to Iraq , to which it had historically been the principal arms supplier . |
| 2 | The animal had been plunging towards the shelter of a riverside bamboo grove when he fired and it had probably been the best shot of his life . |
| 3 | It had probably been the only one aired and ready for the unexpected guest this morning . |
| 4 | It had long been the traditional burial ground of kings ; all Louis 's royal Capetian ancestors — with the exception of his father Philip — were buried within its confines . |
| 5 | In fact it had always been the last thing on his mind . |
| 6 | It had always been the same , ever since she was a little girl . |
| 7 | It had undoubtedly been the only time he 'd been able to relax . |
| 8 | It had once been the great hall of the castle , and is among the fairest buildings of the twelfth century which Britain possesses . |