Example sentences of "he [verb] [conj] it [verb] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He realised that it had been a while now since he had put himself on the lookout for Medjays shadowing him . |
| 2 | He says that it has been the foundation of Europe 's post-war success , the implication being that we must adopt the same system in Britain if we are to become a modern , prosperous nation . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , he says that it has been difficult to avoid the wholesale abandonment of a fascinating liturgical and musical tradition which had sound scholarly foundations . |
| 4 | He says that it has been known for drugs to be smuggled in large packages . |
| 5 | He says that it 's been very delicate work , but they think that they have found all the bones . |
| 6 | He added that it had been some years since he had been back in England . |
| 7 | After reference to the unfortunate existence of the BSP , he stated that it had been completely destroyed by amalgamation into the Communist Party ‘ pledged to follow the Bolshevist dictatorship of Lenin' . |
| 8 | He ascertained that it had been a normal birth , but that terrible injuries had been inflicted on the poor child soon afterwards . |
| 9 | He began by explaining his mission for AEA and whether he saw that it had been accomplished . |
| 10 | Now he knew that it had been a diversion , designed to hold his gaze so that he would be disadvantaged in his dealings with her . |
| 11 | He knew that it had been a joke , because when it was over his father laughed so much that the laughter was still echoing around them as they started back towards the light . |
| 12 | Before commencing it should be emphasized that when a geologist talks of a volcano having been recently active , he means that it has been active within the last ten thousand years . |
| 13 | While admitting that his testimony to Congress in 1986 had contained inaccuracies , he denied that it had been his intention to mislead the investigation . |
| 14 | Giving evidence in court , he said that it had been very crowded because there had been a karaoke session before people started watching the boxing match . |
| 15 | He said that it had been done wrong . |
| 16 | In answer to a leading question about the temperature Of the room , he reflected that it had been cold and draughty . |
| 17 | He explained that it had been approved by Bernard , which of course , by implying criticism of her husband , compounded his crime . |