Example sentences of "[coord] it had be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For he had stumbled across — or it had been revealed to him — that if you act as you deeply want to act and if that , sublimely , coincides with what you aim for , then nothing is simpler , nothing is more dynamic , nothing is happier . |
| 2 | It looked as though something had chewed the handkerchief , or it had been destroyed by acid or something . |
| 3 | And it had been written , apparently , by some boy just out of high school , for heaven 's sakes . |
| 4 | And it had been made out |
| 5 | Perhaps they had and it had been kept dark . |
| 6 | Kirov had found Pevrolensky with some free time , had put his case openly , and it had been treated sympathetically , without any detailed investigation . |
| 7 | There was a lot of straw in the mattress and it had been filled recently so that it was pleasantly responsive . |
| 8 | The man had been found near Southwark Bridge at the turn of the tide : he had grounded at low tide , and it had been assumed that he had been carried down river with the ebb . |
| 9 | It was rather small and it had been hung , quite casually , on a nail protruding from the wall . |
| 10 | ‘ She was well known in Aspull and it had been said she had a heart of gold . ’ |
| 11 | 'Cos there was an envelope there for you with your name on and it had been ransacked . |
| 12 | ‘ She had n't been harmed , but she said Edouard was attacked while she was there and it had been done as a warning to her . |
| 13 | MONDAY morning , and it had been arranged that I would meet Miklós for lunch and then have the chance to talk with some writers from Hungarian PEN . |
| 14 | It was delivered very secretly by a student of the Convitto Maria Luigia who travelled on the tram , and it had been given to him by another boy at the same school , a boarder whom I knew well and who lived in Fontenallato . |
| 15 | He had gained five distinctions in his Matriculation examinations and it had been decided that he would stay on at the College until he was eighteen to take Higher School Certificate . |
| 16 | Martin Foulds reported that Len 's alcohol problem had been previously discussed with the medical team and it had been decided to try to arrange counselling for him . |
| 17 | And it was then , when Jakali 's husband 's ploughing bull died despite the new stable , that Kalchu had felt obliged to lend him his , and it had been overworked and died . |
| 18 | so they got that and the carpet it had been seven ninety nine in Allied and it had been reduced three ninety nine for a week |
| 19 | Coun. Alan Robinson ( Lab ) said towns all over Europe had introduced pedestrian-only shopping for at least part of the day and it had been hailed as a great success . |
| 20 | And it had been known that er the Tories that the Tories through the medium of er the economic league , you know , their their propaganda organization , the economic league , which was er which was substantially supported by the by the coal owners |
| 21 | Sure enough , it was one I had ringed less than 24 hours previously , and it had been found drowned in a bucket of custard ! |
| 22 | She had quickly joined the emigration society of which her cousins were already members , and it had been agreed that she should count as part of their family . |
| 23 | There had been an immense row inside ICI , and it had been agreed that a mission should be sent round the world to investigate the actuality of the situation . |
| 24 | Things were n't working out as they 'd hoped , he said , and it had been agreed to take Peter off presenting the early evening news programme . |
| 25 | One of its shareholders had been allowed to run up substantial debts to the company resulting from trading between him and the company and it had been agreed that he could repay by instalments . |
| 26 | And it had been going , you see me stomach as well . |
| 27 | The King was , however , also King of his Dominions and it had been provided by the Statute of Westminster 1931 , s.4 , that Parliament should not legislate for the Dominions ( defined as Australia , Canada , the Irish Free State , Newfoundland , New Zealand and the Union of South Africa ) except at the request of and with the consent of the Dominion concerned . |
| 28 | During 1823 Knott trespassed his workings onto the Coniston Estate , and it had been suggested that he agree to arbitration with a " gentleman of the bar " as umpire . |
| 29 | They had discovered it in the bed last night when one of them had found themselves lying on it , and it had been pitched out into the darkness . |
| 30 | And it had been taken away from him . |