Sentence examples for had been light from inspiring English sources

The conversation had been light when it began.

Before that offensive, the American presence along the river had been light.

The judge said the sentences had been light so the men could 'be with their families'.

A Nato spokesman said resistance had been "light" but that troops were still clearing the area of home-made bombs.

Coalition casualties had been light in the initial 2003 combat, with about 150 deaths by May 1.

This morning, the Times analysis ran under a headline suggesting that Clinton's speech had been "light on specifics".

During a Commons exchange last April, he repeatedly told Angela Eagle, the shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, to "calm down, dear" but later refused to apologise, saying his remarks had been "light-hearted".

But the fuse had been lit.

The touch paper had been lit.

Nevertheless the fuse had been lit.

But the touchpaper had been lit.