Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [conj] it had " in BNC.
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| 1 | Was it only hours since she 'd been wishing that it had ? |
| 2 | Today , however , the Sun must be wishing that it had held that headline in reserve . |
| 3 | Many were guessing that it had been filled with pepper or castor-oil or some other foul-tasting substance that would make the boy violently sick . |
| 4 | He reckons the trip would have been smashing if it had been the height of summer but as it was , he saw practically nothing from start to finish . |
| 5 | Though her heart was thumping as it had then , no one but herself would ever know it . |
| 6 | By the week 's end the proctologist was saying that it had been the best goddamned vacation he had ever taken , and as we passed the bunkering moorings near McIllvanney 's yard I saw him take Ellen aside and I guessed he was offering her a job . |
| 7 | She turned away , leaving Peggy standing stiff and cold , although the sun was shining and it had been in the seventies all day . |