Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [conj] it had been " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our use of some light music on the Fort San Programme was excused because it had been requested for those patients recovering in hospital . |
| 2 | Anyway , today I was told that it had been passed . |
| 3 | When I queried the decision I was told that it had been taken at the very highest level , as a result of information not available to me . ’ |
| 4 | The luncheon table was laid as it had been for 50 Christmases , with a pyramid of polished John Standish apples from Somerset in the middle , flanked by Christmas roses and trails of ivy . |
| 5 | And the County Ground Hotel was warned that it had been targetted by 150 United supporters . |
| 6 | Well when when it was first read by erm it was mentioned that it had been written by the Green Party by radio four and the Guardian and the Independent . |
| 7 | Part of the number plate was obscured and it had been badly resprayed . |