Example sentences of "it [vb past] be [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Described as " red patriots " the group had only eight deputies in the Supreme Soviet , but observers noted that the ideas which it promoted were gathering increasing support in Russia . |
| 2 | Airlift Book Company this week announced that it had been appointed exclusive UK distributor for Shambhala Publications , taking over from Rider Books ( part of Random House ) on 1st April . |
| 3 | Without it , psychoanalytic theory could not account for all that it had been observed human beings could do to themselves and to one another . |
| 4 | As an estimated 5.5 million Jaguar shares changed hands , Ford confirmed that it had been granted early approval by US regulatory authorities to begin building its stake , immediately prompting speculation that it had entered the market . |
| 5 | Since 1914 , it had been fortified high ground from which the Germans could overlook and bombard British positions . |
| 6 | After 1954 , and however virtuously reassuring it had been to teach bright Battersea boys , it was impossible to ignore the influence of social class on educational achievement . |
| 7 | It had been advocated countless times , but prejudice against it held sway , and it was argued that identifying players would pander to their individual egos . |