Example sentences of "it be [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had it been Alex Household who had been shot , the situation would have been different , because she so patently disapproved of him , but with Michael Banks as the victim , it was difficult to cast her in the role of murderer . |
| 2 | Making a name for himself as a boxer in the army had come easy to him , and had it been peace time he could probably have gone a long way in the sport . |
| 3 | They had both apparently been part of the group clustered around the door ; had that been mere coincidence , or had it been Harry Martin that Luke had been so engrossed in talking to ? |
| 4 | Had it been Lady Isabella ? |
| 5 | The one time Mayor of Arden , father of the bruised Grace ( ‘ Had it been Paddy Ashdown I would n't have minded one little bit ’ ) , had checked in at the desk and was about to carry his overnight bag up to his room when he noticed her through the glass door of an adjoining room . |
| 6 | its busy busy for local sport at the moment … but one team struggling to make a go of it are Oxford Cheetahs speedway … news of them coming up now in our action round-up |
| 7 | — Who should it be video material ? |
| 8 | Should it be South Africa 1995 … ? |
| 9 | Should it be SOUTH AFRICA 1995 … ? |
| 10 | How can it be fruit salad |
| 11 | Will it be Robin Williams ? |
| 12 | Will it be Jil Sander or Wolfgang Joop ? |
| 13 | ‘ Consumers are entitled to know the price of almost any item which they may be interested in purchasing , should it be staple foods , confectionery , clothing or even a motor car . |
| 14 | Er I 'd say it were Dr Hilary Jones . |
| 15 | Among those actively campaigning for it were scientist Joe Farman , who had " discovered " the hole in the ozone layer over the continent , French mariner Jacques Cousteau and polar explorer Robert Swan . |
| 16 | Prepared small group work can similarly be viewed in context as if it were video material , or plays acted out — showing , for example , the bravest thing they have ever done . |
| 17 | er , I think it were Denmark Centre |
| 18 | All them years since , and she was a widow and , and she was er ever so nice , lovely home and clean , but the bed was , it , it was n't just flock it were part Taylor |
| 19 | and it was money prizes but they took , they were looking for things to take marks off cos all the other schools doing it were state schools |
| 20 | She had thrown on an old dress and not much else , and she played with the frying-pan as if it were Pancake Day . |
| 21 | Their sleep disturbed , their murmured resentment rises into a wind , stirring up the packed clay of the wasteground as if it were desert sand . |
| 22 | Well I know er it were Wednesdays Joyce used to come in . |
| 23 | She dipped her spoon into her plate of fish soup as though it were gutter water she was forcing herself to swallow , and she would n't take any of the little circles of toast spread with delicious fiery rouille . |
| 24 | If it were Northern Ireland we 'd call it war . |
| 25 | At least if it were pitch black we could really get an idea of what it will be like to ‘ walk through the Channel Tunnel ’ . |
| 26 | And , bought it cash and it were show house . |
| 27 | It would nt be so bad if it were Leeds RLFC , at least thered be some revenue generated . |
| 28 | But if it were pigeon droppings then it would be a moot point as to whether merely to murmur condolences and hurry on or to set to work with a clean handkerchief . |
| 29 | In fact , Peggy remembered her own mam saying as how there were certain folk , including herself , who believed it were Luther Reynolds ' fault when his second wife died of the fever . |
| 30 | I tried to stop him , but it were Mr Benedict coming down through the kitchens in such a bang and shouting for his groom that started it . ’ |