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that had it been left exposed
Millet is so heavy when nearly ripe, that had it been left exposed to the wind it must have been dashed to pieces, and the crop entirely lost.
— from Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China Including a visit to the tea, silk, and cotton countries; with an account of the agriculture and horticulture of the Chinese, new plants, etc. by Robert Fortune

that had it been large enough
This went completely through the floor of the cockpit, so that, had it been large enough to give good vision, one could view through it the ground beneath.
— from Air Service Boys in the Big Battle; Or, Silencing the Big Guns by Charles Amory Beach

that heat is being lost every
We find heat now, and we know that heat is being lost every day.
— from The Story of the Heavens by Robert S. (Robert Stawell) Ball

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