Example sentences of "it had be of " in BNC.

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1 This was largely but not exclusively an obsession of Congregationalists , much as it had been of mediaeval bishops .
2 It had been of considerable importance to the development of the District 's confidence and reputation in East Anglia in the early twenties .
3 It had been of course her suggestion that Mark 's pastoral visit should be no longer delayed .
4 It was cooler tonight than it had been of late , besides which she no longer dared to sleep in her underwear , and she pulled on a shortie nightshirt , a farewell present from her brothers .
5 ‘ If my memory serves me correct , it was you who declared that it had been of no consequence and to wipe it out , ’ he said , the adoring fiancé replaced by an aloof accuser .
6 But the surgery on Monday morning was not as busy as it had been of late .
7 As a result , by the time war was declared in 1939 MI6 had failed to establish any worthwhile network of agents in Europe and those it had were of very dubious quality , some even dishonest and fraudulent .
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